Outed myself as a massive nerd on the Guardian. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Who needs AI deep fakes when you have human journalists who make things up and promote conflict?

Some thoughts on the last few days headlines on the protests. 🧵
1. Gideon Falter showed up to that protest to provoke. I don't understand why he has not just said this.

Dutch FC Vitesse has been docked 18 pts for 'repeated' breaches of licensing regulations.

KNVB noted 'indications that Abramovich has or has had control over Vitesse and that there are risks of violation of sanctions and money laundering'

thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-0…

Thousands of records related to TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, were mistakenly released by a Pennsylvania court. Before they were made secret again, our reporter read them. Here’s what they say. nyti.ms/3vO6PxL

For the first bit of this week's newsletter I've just listed all the things which Liz Truss blames, hates or has threatened to abolish. There are literally dozens of them.

jonn.substack.com/p/an-incomplet…

Bot farmers have money, as do professional trolls and influence operators. If anything, they're more likely to be willing to pay than authentic users because this is literally their income stream.

This video, posted by Jackson Hinkle and others and viewed nearly 5 million times, claims to show 'Israelis panicking' as Iran's missiles and drones reach Israel.

in fact, it shows Louis Tomlinson fans near Four Seasons Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina last week; verified by

Every day, Ukraine is losing its people, its territory, its electricity. I ask Congress to vote now on Ukraine aid. It’s vital to US interests that Russia is stopped from taking a country of 40M by force. We lived this history in Europe before & we know the cost of failing to act

this has to be the most humiliating thing someone can do and then admit to doing

The fact that pieces like this are now being written should bring shame and shudder to the West.

Jon Rowley Punteha van Terheyden Meera Navlakha Phoebe Tonks Patrick Maguire Jack Murley Scout Barker Thrilled to have Ramzy Alwakeel Sian Elvin Anoosh Chakelian Jasper Jackson judging!

We’ve joined over 60 editors, journalists, lawyers, academics, and experts in calling on the Government to support a crucial amendment to the UK’s new Anti-SLAPP Bill ✍️

antislapp.uk/2024/04/11/ame…

Sad to say I've been laid off by openDemocracy, along with several of my incredible colleagues in the UK. It's one dark day of many for British journalism, but I'm immensely proud of everything we achieved together. Here's some of the best. 🧵

🚨i am being made redundant, alongside many of my amazing colleagues at openDemocracy

it is a sad day for radical, not-for-profit media (but also this seems strangely inevitable in this industry)

here are some pieces i'm proud of:

Excitingly Jonn’s book – A History of the World in 47 Borders – has hit the shelves several weeks early. Shoplift it from a bookshop near you! (Or pay for it, like a nerd, I suppose).

🚨 We recently revealed that the HMRC team tackling the most serious tax offences has seen a huge decline in prosecutions

Yesterday, The Labour Party cited our findings in a major new plan to close the tax gap

A friend just asked me how I was promoting the book. 'Are you giving interviews and stuff?'

I think I'd enjoy that. Anyone want to interview me? Preferably people who can broadcast or publish it, but I'll take what I can get

🚨With everything that’s happening in the world, it’s no surprise that more and more people are experiencing news fatigue

That’s why we’re launching The Spark – a brand new newsletter to celebrate all the good things investigative journalism achieves

the-spark-tbij.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Anyone scanning the QR code is taken to this website which falsely claims Khan has committed to implementing a pay per mile scheme in London, something he has repeatedly ruled out.

No mention of Susan Hall and the Conservative party is only mentioned in smallprint at the bottom