SCOOP: For years, Barstool Sports has run an apparent system of organized copyright infringement, using "burner" Twitter accounts to swipe countless hours of highlights owned by teams in every league. And they apparently have no intention of stopping. thedailybeast.com/how-dave-portn… The Daily Beast found over 40 "burner" accounts Barstool controls. The burners rip and post highlights & seconds later, Barstool embeds it. Why? If caught, the burner is hit with a DMCA strike and possibly suspended, not Barstool's valuable legit accounts thedailybeast.com/how-dave-portn…

Tim's been screaming "groomer" for months now but this is an escalation. Even after five people were killed, he's promoting the same bigoted lies. Make no mistake, he's blaming the victims

Andy Ngô has made his bones recirculating videos of civil unrest he didn't film. Two photojournalists are suing him and alleging IP theft. Their goal: to stop him not just from stealing their work, but take a stand on behalf of those who can't fight back.
thedailybeast.com/andy-ngo-sued-… This is not without risk. Tons of reporters and activists who've crossed paths with Ngô, let alone filed suit, invariably find themselves bombarded with harassment and death threats from his most ardent. The plaintiffs are no exception. @thedailybeast thedailybeast.com/andy-ngo-sued-…

If you're seeing some lunacy about a person of interest who was detained re: Waukesha, here's a brief window into how the right-wing disinfo machine works. It starts with Andy Ngo, of course. First, another reporter—not Andy—does the actual work of finding the POI's record. 1/x Ngo then digs up a FB page allegedly belonging to the POI and posts some screenshots. But not before adding his own editorial slant, which at best could be described as inflammatory (if not outright false) and designed to get the attention of the online right. 2/x

A week after Tim Pool hosted an indoor event for his subscribers, the YouTuber tested positive for COVID-19 as have many in his media company. Informing the attendees isn't necessary, he tells @thedailybeast, and Joe Rogan offered to pay his medical bill. thedailybeast.com/tim-pool-caugh… Pool, who is unvaccinated, said he wasn't concerned about attendees or the venue because they “contract traced and sourced” the first case within the group. At the event, his producer cheered those who'd refused to get vaccinated. Pool agrees with her. thedailybeast.com/tim-pool-caugh…

Clay Travis, Covid Truther, has built out a website in his own image: factually-challenged, heavily invested in the cuture wars, and powered by conspiratorial, far-right grievance politics, even to the point of defending a white nationalist. @thedailybeast thedailybeast.com/inside-clay-tr… Pre-COVID, Travis was famous for whining about ESPN. Now—no matter how many times he's proven wrong—he's dedicated himself to downplaying a global pandemic, calling anyone who disagrees "coronabros" who peddle "fear porn" and are "rooting for the virus." thedailybeast.com/inside-clay-tr…

How much of an outlier were the 58 #COVID19 tests perfomed on the Jazz? It equaled 60% of Oklahoma's peak daily testing capacity and 20% of their total available tests.

And of the 7k tests at state-run labs in the U.S., it equalled .8%. @thedailybeast thedailybeast.com/how-did-the-nb… NBA players should get tested, to be clear. The Oklahoma Dept. of Health responded well! But Trump's dismantling of gov't systems to deal with a pandemic, his constant lies, and our godawful health care system means non-pros are in for a world of hurt. thedailybeast.com/how-did-the-nb…