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Donald Trump (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Former Trump lawyer linked to right-wing websites accused of scamming people

Craig Silverman
A woman holding a cell phone in front of the Google logo displayed on a computer screen. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Porn, piracy, fraud: What lurks inside Google’s black box ad empire

Craig Silverman, Ruth Talbot
A woman holding a cell phone in front of the Google logo displayed on a computer screen. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

How Google’s ad business funds disinformation around the world

Craig Silverman, Ruth Talbot, Jeff Kao, Anna Klühspies
Numerous Assault Rifles Hanging On Wall (Getty Images)

Google claims it bans gun ads — but new research shows it actually makes millions from them

Craig Silverman, Ruth Talbot
Former White House senior counselor to President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

How Steve Bannon exploited Google Ads to monetize extremism

Craig Silverman, Isaac Arnsdorf