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Gaby Del Valle

Gaby Del Valle

Policy Reporter

Gaby Del Valle is a policy reporter at The Verge. Her past work has focused on immigration politics, border surveillance technologies, and the rise of the New Right.

Eric Adams told the feds he forgot his phone’s password.

The embattled New York City mayor allegedly attempted to use this excuse to keep the FBI from searching his phone. It didn’t help: he was indicted Wednesday on charges of fraud, bribery, and soliciting donations from foreign nationals.

Generally speaking, though, it’s a good idea not to give the cops your phone — even if you’re not under investigation for your relationship with the Turkish government.


Don’t ever hand your phone to the cops

Digital IDs make it tempting to leave your driver’s license at home — but that’s a dangerous risk.

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Roblox knew about the child gambling ring on its platform, parents claim.

“The three virtual casinos launched widespread marketing campaigns” and were endorsed by Roblox influencers, the judge presiding over the lawsuit against the platform wrote in an order.

Roblox previously asked that the suit be dismissed. In an order filed Thursday, the judge dismissed the fraud charges but allowed the negligence claims against Roblox to proceed.


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JD Vance was lying the whole time.

On September 9th, the city manager of Springfield, Ohio told one of Vance’s staffers that there was no truth to rumors of Haitian migrants eating pets in the city, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Vance spread the lie anyway — and Trump repeated it on the presidential debate stage. The Journal’s report backs up what Vance himself has already admitted: if he has to “create stories” to demonize migrants, then he will.


JD Vance doesn’t care that his viral story about Haitian migrants is false

Right-wingers’ sensational rumors about Springfield are a cover for more insidious lies.