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Biography

Donie O'Sullivan is a CNN reporter covering the intersection of technology and politics. He is part of the CNN Business team and works closely with CNN's investigative unit tracking and identifying online disinformation campaigns targeting the American electorate. He also covers how social media platforms, Congress, and the American intelligence community are responding to the threat of disinformation and troll campaigns. O'Sullivan was part of a team that uncovered several major Russian government-linked social media campaigns targeting Americans in the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election. His work was later used by congress investigators and others examining the extent of Russian meddling ahead of the election. He previously worked as part of CNN's Social Discovery team, finding and verifying videos, pictures, and eyewitness accounts from social media during breaking news events. Before joining CNN, O'Sullivan worked for Storyful, a social media verification news agency, in New York and Dublin, Ireland. He has a master's degree in political science from Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland.

Content

Total articles 7586

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  What I learned in the manosphere

  By Donie O'Sullivan Verified

  Apr. 13, 2025

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  This woman dated only far-right men for a year: ‘They were so insecure’

  By Donie O'Sullivan Verified

  Apr. 11, 2025

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  The far-right extremist with a ‘retribution list’

  By Donie O'Sullivan Verified

  Apr. 10, 2025

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Company Info

CNN

CNN Business is the business news division of CNN, which was founded in 1980 as the first 24-hour cable news channel. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, CNN is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN Business provides extensive coverage of global financial markets, economic trends, corporate news, technology, and personal finance. The platform offers a range of content formats, including real-time news articles, video segments, live broadcasts, market data, and financial analysis tools. It also features special reports on significant economic events and corporate developments. CNN Business serves individual investors, business professionals, and general audiences by delivering reliable and timely information to support informed financial decisions and understanding of market dynamics.