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The Gettysburg Troll

Investigative reporter <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/dalton-bennett/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=post-reports">Dalton Bennett</a> goes on a quest to find the shadowy figure behind a number of social media hoaxes –– the most recent played out in Gettysburg on Independence Day –– that have riled far-right extremists and repeatedly duped media outlets. <br/>Read more:<br/><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/07/17/gettysburg-antifa-flag-burning-troll/?arc404=true&amp;utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=post-reports">The Troll: A fake flag burning at Gettysburg was only his latest hoax.</a><br/><a href="https://washingtonpost.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_81D9Sp9WxkMzdcN">Tell us what you think of Post Reports, and all of The Washington Post’s audio projects.</a><br/>Subscribe to The Washington Post: <a href="https://postreports.com/offer">https://postreports.com/offer</a>

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