Luke O'Brien

Luke O'Brien

Senior Reporter, HuffPost

Luke O'Brien covers political extremism and disinformation for HuffPost and is a contributing writer on the Highline team. He specializes in narrative and investigative features and has worked for POLITICO magazine, Deadspin, Wired News, an alt-weekly and a small-town daily. His freelance work has appeared in The Atlantic, Fortune, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, and Slate, among other publications.

March 8, 2021

How Republican Politics (And Twitter) Created Ali Alexander, The Man Behind Stop The Steal
January 27, 2021

FBI Arrests Prolific Racist Twitter Troll 'Ricky Vaughn' For 2016 Election Interference
November 13, 2020

Republican Congressman Helped Organize Far-Right Protest Against Election Result
November 5, 2020

Most QAnon Candidates Lost Their Races, But 2 Are Heading To Congress

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November 3, 2020

The Vast Far-Right Web Behind The Hunter Biden Story
October 8, 2020

Donald Trump Says He Feels Great Despite COVID-19. If Only We Could Believe Him.
September 12, 2020

Trump Is Covering For Russia. A Homeland Security Whistleblower Adds To The Evidence.
August 26, 2020

White Nationalism Is Stalking The Republican National Convention
August 20, 2020

Inside Steve Bannons Alleged Scheme To Fleece Trump Voters Who Wanted A Border Wall
August 11, 2020

If Donald Trump Controls The Mail, He Controls Democracy
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