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How the U.S. Government Uses Social Media to Target Its Own Citizens

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 'X' account is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo.  (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The Department of Homeland Security is using social media to demonize dissenters, branding U.S. citizens as terrorists, rioters and agitators. That’s according to a Wall Street Journal investigation that found most of DHS’s assault allegations against citizens were unsubstantiated.

Scott is joined by reporter Brenna Smith, a member of the investigative team that reviewed cell phone recordings and body-camera footage. In addition to the investigation’s findings, they discuss the financial, emotional and professional toll on the Americans targeted by this aggressive government campaign.

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