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The Internet is identifying Capitol rioters using their own social media

Recode Daily

Recode

Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

When they stormed the US Capitol last Wednesday, many pro-Trump rioters posted photos and videos to brag about their actions on social media. Internet sleuths and the police are using that content as evidence to prosecute the mob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

In December 2020, a Latino couple was falsely accused by a white momfluencer of attempting to kidnap her children.

0:07.0

The Karen phenomenon where white women falsely accuse people of color of crimes usually fixates on the

0:13.5

accuser the so-called Karen. But for this series we focus on the

0:17.2

innocent couple at the heart of this story. I just want the public to know

0:21.9

what she did was wrong.

0:24.0

In Perfect Paradise People versus Karen,

0:26.4

available now wherever you get your podcasts.

0:29.4

The. The pro-Trump riders that attacked the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday didn't exactly

0:39.2

try to hide who they were. There were tons of videos and photos floating around the internet

0:44.3

from inside the Capitol. Some people even gave interviews to newspaper reporters and

0:48.1

lots of these people were pretty clearly identifiable in part because they weren't wearing masks.

0:56.4

Much of this footage was uploaded in fact by the riders themselves and in some twisted irony

1:02.3

now that content is being used as evidence to identify and prosecute those who broke the law.

1:08.5

Recote Sarah Morrison is here to talk about.

1:10.5

Hey Sarah.

1:11.5

Hey, Daddy. So one of the most striking parts of watching this were like these selfies and the streamed video.

1:19.4

We had this sort of real-time journey through the capital as these people were broadcasting their

1:27.3

activities. Why were they doing that or what was going on?

1:32.0

So they're actually you know quite a few journalists and photographers there to document both

1:36.2

the rally and then the certification of the election results in the capital.

1:40.4

So we have some now famous photos taken by professional photographers and like I said some of these people agreed to be interviewed by like prominent media outlets on camera and I think giving their names.

1:51.0

But then we also had many of the people

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