THEBLACKBOOK AUDIT

404 Media

Our investigations stand on 404 Media's reporting. This page collects every story of theirs we cite, every page on this site that uses it, and how we graded each claim built on it.

The reporting we cite

3 stories, each opening at its source.

Where their work appears on this site

How we graded the claims built on their work

5 FACT. A grade is our reading of the public record on one claim, not a verdict on the person.

  1. 404 Media documented thousands of Flock searches citing immigration enforcement — often against sanctuary laws.

    FACT
    Flock Taught Cops How to Watch a Protest →
  2. A leaked Flock webinar taught police how to use its tools to monitor a protest.

    FACT
    Flock Taught Cops How to Watch a Protest →
  3. A separate leaked Flock guide coaches police on how to defend and promote the cameras.

    FACT
    Flock Taught Cops How to Watch a Protest →
  4. Flock Safety — the private ALPR layer under the public one

    FACT
    Surveillance States →
  5. It showed how to turn a plate-read into an alert — and a database query into a reason to escalate.

    FACT
    Flock Taught Cops How to Watch a Protest →