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7 Jan, 5 tweets, 3 min read
This week on Reveal, we revisit a show we first brought you last summer — about how misinformation and conspiracy theories begin, and the damage they do when they stick around.

🧵 Here’s who you’ll hear from: revealnews.org/podcast/viral-…
1️⃣ Reveal reporter @stan_alcorn digs into the origins of “Stop the Steal” and examines how it became a rallying cry among the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol. revealnews.org/podcast/viral-…
2️⃣ @RadioIke unravels the history of the lie that there is a tiny microchip in each vial of the COVID-19 vaccine. revealnews.org/podcast/viral-…
3️⃣ We close the show with a conversation between a mother and son who are divided over conspiracy theories.

Lucy Concepcion believes the results of the 2020 presidential election were illegitimate. She also believes in QAnon. revealnews.org/podcast/viral-…
🎧 Remember: You can always listen to this episode (or others!) of Reveal online at revealnews.org, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever else you get your podcasts.

Thanks for tuning in! revealnews.org/podcast/?utm_s…

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3 Jan
🧵 Files obtained by Reveal and @wamu885/@DCist show how D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officers avoided accountability and remained on the force, even after internal affairs investigators determined they committed crimes. revealnews.org/article/dc-pol…
@wamu885 @DCist The records, which have never before been made public, show:

The department’s internal investigators concluded that at least 64 people who currently serve as MPD officers committed criminal misconduct. revealnews.org/article/dc-pol…
@wamu885 @DCist The department sought to terminate 24 of those officers.

In 21 of the 24 cases, an internal panel of three officers blocked the terminations and instead issued much lighter punishment.

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2 Jan
LOCAL REPORTERS: In 2020, a Reveal lawsuit helped unlock an enormous trove of workplace injury data.

Now, for the first time ever, the public gets to see how thousands of U.S. companies fared.

Want to dig into the data? Get started here: revealnews.org/workplace-inju…
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27 Dec 21
⚡ This week on Reveal, we’re switching things up and bringing you an audio drama that deconstructs the mystery around a deadly 2009 explosion at a Mississippi shipyard.

This dramatization is based on real accounts, real events and real people. revealnews.org/podcast/when-l…
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22 Dec 21
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21 Dec 21
Did you know? Our one-hour public radio show and podcast, hosted by @Al_Letson, is the first dedicated to investigative reporting.

Each week, we take listeners across the country and the world, exposing wrongs and holding the powerful accountable. revealnews.org/podcast/?utm_s…
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The seven-part investigation looks into the case of Billey Joe Johnson Jr., a Black teenager who died during a traffic stop with a White police officer. Mississippi Goddam: The Ballad of Billey Joe
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A lack of respect. revealnews.org/mississippi-go…
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