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Brandy Zadrozny
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Senior Reporter — Internet, Platforms, Politics. Librarian forever. Harvard Fellow / Signal 917-603-3968 / Brandy.Zadrozny@nbcuni.com
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Leaving the #NCICP conference. I’m tired, but so inspired by the advocates I met and the work. These folks have faced so much in the last few years and I’m humbled by their grit and grace and creativity. Leaving with a full heart and lots of story ideas. Thank you, !
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@BrandyZadrozny: Truth needs an advocate, but you need a plan for the abuse that will come your way when you stick your neck out. #NCICP
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Incredible story by here: Satanic Panic is back. This time it's changing election outcomes, riding the wave of QAnon. One previously popular Utah attorney lost a Republican primary because of accusations he was sacrificing kids to Satan.
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mike cernovich, who furiously promoted qanon's predecessor, pizzagate, is trying to rebrand as someone who sought to warn people about the dangers of such conspiratorial thinking. i don't know why these guys think that just because they delete their tweets people forgot.
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During the Satanic Panic, hysteria over protecting children led to false allegations, wrongful imprisonments, decimated communities and neglect of actual cases of abuse. Scholars and experts told me we should prepare for the next round. Hope you'll read.
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A panic becomes one when the fear is no longer confined to a particular side. Apolitical 80s PSAs and infotainment and "awareness" chasing on social media are similar. They can lead to the automatic belief in false accusations. It's happening right now in South Windsor, CT.
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And maybe, like I did, you're thinking "no one actually believes this stuff." Recent polling by suggests we are very wrong. Look to your left. Look to your right. One of you believes in the widespread abuse of children by devil worshippers.
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Partisan media and conservative politicians are also boosting newfound fears over the so-called ritualistic abuse of children that the devil supposedly inspires, sometimes weaving the allegations together with other culture war issues such as LGBTQ rights.
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In Provo, the top prosecutor and his wife were branded as cannibals and rapists by QAnon influencers and conspiracy theorists online. When the prosecutor tried to get in front of the allegations, his political opponents used it against him.
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I spent the summer chasing Satan -- talking with people who have been newly accused as "Satanists" or so-called ritualistic abusers. Experts told me we were in a modern day version of the moral panic of the 1980s, when hysteria over the devil reigned.
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My latest: Bulk text messaging — a tactic that's hard for individuals to filter, increasingly common, and impossible for authorities to monitor — is poised to be the new front for election disinformation:
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Shout out to the copy editor who patiently corrected all my improperly capitalized references to "satanic" stuff today. Related: interesting story coming tomorrow.
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“If you’re a disinfo reporter, then why won’t you condemn this random tweet speculating about why Trump wore golf shoes to DC????”
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NEW: Ranches for troubled teens promised therapy & time with horses. Two dozen sources say they were forced to perform manual labor and received bizarre punishments if they refused. Today, published the results of my 6 month investigation ->🧵
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I spoke with , the producer and DJ behind Cbat, about his thoughts on the Reddit user who went viral for using his song while getting intimate. “It’s not a song I would’ve put on a sex playlist,” he told me. My latest for .
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Strong story on the real consequences of this right-wing war against trans people and the doctors who treat them.
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A ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming healthcare took effect in Florida on August 21st. It has left doctors scrambling to provide care, and is already taking a toll on the transgender community.
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There’s a TikTok rumor that human traffickers yell “Marco” in crowded stores to lure children who respond “Polo!” somehow and it may be peak stupid in the genre. Like … how would it even work? Doesn’t matter if you’re just spreading awareness! 🌈
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Sad news. Barbara Ehrenreich, my one and only mother, died on September 1, a few days after her 81st birthday. She was, she made clear, ready to go. She was never much for thoughts and prayers, but you can honor her memory by loving one another, and by fighting like hell.
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