The FBI Is Investigating Me Because I Tweeted A Joke About Fake News
This is a story about how the FBI came to investigate a joke I tweeted about fake news.
I’m a journalist, and I’ve written lots of stories about the FBI. I don’t think the bureau is retaliating against me for critical coverage. But I’m astonished that the nation’s top domestic law enforcement agency has launched such an obviously frivolous investigation — and worried that other people are being targeted for similarly silly reasons.
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