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- ↑ Di Stefano, Mark (October 2, 2018). "A Journalist Has Been Deported From Nicaragua After Being Doxxed By An Online Mob". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ↑ Joshua Collins (10 February 2020). "Grayzone, Grifters and the Cult of Tank". Muros Invisibles.
- ↑ "Nicaragua deports reporter who covered anti-Ortega protests". The Guardian. October 2, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2020.