Right-wing influencers are drawing tenuous parallels between the usernames found in Minneapolis neighborhood Signal groups and claiming they are the handles of public figures involved in an insurrectionist conspiracy enveloping Minnesota.
Through an informant, at least one undercover agent, and online and physical surveillance the FBI tracked the group before intervening in what it calls a conspiracy.
Dan Feidt
Dan is a Unicorn Riot reporter, producer and co-founder. Between protester-filled streets and government halls, for nearly twenty years he has covered social and protest movements in Minneapolis and on the east coast, as well as tech, surveillance, policing, legislative policy, and Internet/media…
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