Matt Taibbi
American author and journalist
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| April 3 2025 | Taibbi announced a $10 million libel lawsuit against Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove in response to her false accusations. |
| April 1 2025 | U.S. Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove falsely accused Matt Taibbi of being a 'serial sexual harrasser' during a hearing on a subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. |
| 2024 | Won the inaugural Samizdat Prize from Real Clear Politics for First Amendment Courage, alongside Miranda Devine and Jay Bhattacharya. |
| February 2024 | Revealed a falling out with Elon Musk, who messaged him 'You are dead to me. Please get off Twitter and just stay on Substack'. |
| 2023 | Received the inaugural Dao Prize of $100,000, awarded by the National Journalism Center, for his work on the 'Twitter Files' alongside Bari Weiss and Michael Shellenberger. |
| 2023 | Nick Gillespie of Reason documented Taibbi's critical stance towards Hillary Clinton, his skepticism of the Russiagate narrative, and his critique of media manipulation tactics, which led to distancing from progressive circles. |
| June 2023 | In an interview with The Hub, Taibbi expressed concerns about media trust and the need for mainstream media to address factual issues and rebuild credibility. |
| March 30 2023 | Taibbi commented on Donald Trump's indictment, warning that prosecuting ex-presidents could potentially lead to autocratic behavior, stating 'If presidents think they will be chased into jail under thin pretexts as ex-presidents, they'll try even harder to never leave office.' |
| March 9 2023 | Testified before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government about the Twitter Files, alongside Michael Shellenberger. |
| January 27 2023 | Fifteenth Twitter Files installment reported on Hamilton 68 Dashboard. |
| January 24 2023 | Changed newsletter name from TK News to Racket News. |
| 2022 | Leaves the Useful Idiots podcast, succeeded by Aaron Maté. |
| December 24 2022 | Ninth Twitter Files installment related to alleged CIA and FBI involvement in Twitter content moderation. |
| December 16 2022 | Sixth Twitter Files installment described FBI contacts with Twitter about alleged election disinformation. |
| December 9 2022 | Released third installment of Twitter Files, highlighting events leading to Donald Trump's Twitter suspension. |
| December 2 2022 | Began tweeting about and publishing Twitter Files, sharing internal Twitter emails about content moderation provided by Elon Musk. |
| November 22 2022 | Taibbi participated in the Munk Debates, successfully arguing with Douglas Murray in favor of the motion 'Be it resolved, don't trust Mainstream Media'. |
| August 12 2022 | Added podcast 'America This Week' to TK News, a weekly national news wrap-up with Walter Kirn released on Fridays. |
| January 2022 | Taibbi announced a sabbatical leave to write a book, with Aaron Maté filling in as the podcast host during his absence. |
| 2021 | Ross Barkan of New York assessed Taibbi's journalistic reputation, noting him as 'one of the most celebrated investigative journalists of his generation' while also highlighting emerging criticisms of his work. |
| April 2021 | Useful Idiots podcast moved to self-publication with some staff changes. |
| March 2021 | Taibbi announced that 'Useful Idiots' would be self-published after leaving Rolling Stone, transitioning to a podcast with both free and paid subscription options. |
| 2020 | Awarded the Izzy Award by the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College, honoring his independent journalism and work on media bias, particularly highlighted in his book 'Hate, Inc.' |
| April 2020 | Announced he would no longer publish online writing through Rolling Stone and would publish independently, continuing print features and Useful Idiots podcast with Katie Halper. |
| 2019 | Matt Taibbi self-published 'Hate Inc.', a critical book examining the mainstream media landscape and its role in dividing the country. |
| October 2019 | Matt Taibbi argued against the credibility of the whistleblower in the Trump-Ukraine scandal, suggesting the whistleblower was not a 'real whistleblower' and quoting former CIA analyst Robert Baer who claimed the whistleblower was part of a 'palace coup against Trump'. |
| August 2019 | Matt Taibbi launched the political podcast 'Useful Idiots' co-hosted with Katie Halper and released through Rolling Stone, featuring interviews with various political commentators and journalists. |
| 2018 | Taibbi began publishing a serialized novel 'The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing: Adventures of the Unidentified Black Male' via email and website with an anonymous partner. |
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