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High-profile right-wing accounts that previously served as yes-men for Musk—such as Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysian who purportedly lives in the United Arab Emirates and posts incessant, racist drivel about American politics—have melted down over the platform’s decision to dox users.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
These tools lay undisturbed for millennia in sand deposits from an ancient landmass known as Thorney Island, which purportedly supported prehistoric communities, placing the foundation of the Parliament site much further back in time.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
Researchers determined that the Mosasaurus fossil purportedly unearthed by workers at the Sidi Chennane phosphate mines was likely a fake.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
In March 2025 he was convicted of a new fraud scheme defrauding investors of about $35 million involving medical supplies, baby formula and first-aid kits purportedly destined for Ukraine.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
These tools lay undisturbed for millennia in sand deposits from an ancient landmass known as Thorney Island, which purportedly supported prehistoric communities, placing the foundation of the Parliament site much further back in time.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
Researchers determined that the Mosasaurus fossil purportedly unearthed by workers at the Sidi Chennane phosphate mines was likely a fake.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
In March 2025 he was convicted of a new fraud scheme defrauding investors of about $35 million involving medical supplies, baby formula and first-aid kits purportedly destined for Ukraine.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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