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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Google results overstate the number of current ICE raids

    Old press releases from ICE raids dating back to 2008 are topping search results, inflating the perceived number of ongoing enforcement operations.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 12, 2025 • 1 min read

    Old press releases from ICE raids dating back to 2008 are topping search results, inflating the perceived number of ongoing enforcement operations.

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    Oscar-nominated ‘Death By Numbers,’ Flip Phone February
    1. 0:00What’s the fate of SoCal Edison if it’s found liable for causing Eaton Fire?
    2. 14:16Google results overstate the number of current ICE raidsYou’re reading this
    3. 23:16Ripple effect of trauma is continuous: ‘Death By Numbers’ writer
    4. 39:59This aspiring journalist switched to a flip phone. How’d it go?
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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Oscar-nominated ‘Death By Numbers,’ Flip Phone February
    1. 0:00What’s the fate of SoCal Edison if it’s found liable for causing Eaton Fire?
    2. 14:16Google results overstate the number of current ICE raidsYou’re reading this
    3. 23:16Ripple effect of trauma is continuous: ‘Death By Numbers’ writer
    4. 39:59This aspiring journalist switched to a flip phone. How’d it go?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand