Fernando Arruda, Author at Reveal

A man’s hand squeezes a black stun gun, which is emitting a thin electrical arc at the tip.

Law Enforcement

What Police Weren’t Told About Tasers

by Jenny Casas, Steven Rascón, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Nikki Frick, Al Letson and Zulema Cobb January 10, 2026

Tasers were billed as a weapon that could subdue but not kill. The company’s own research told another story.

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Impact

The Black Market for a Lifesaving Cat Drug

by Kate Howard, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Al Letson, Zulema Cobb and Artis Curiskis January 3, 2026

A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market.

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Reveal Podcast

A Decade of Reveal

by Nadia Hamdan, Jonathan Jones, Michael I Schiller, Michael Montgomery, Cynthia Rodriguez, Julia Haney, Claire Mullen, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Nikki Frick, Al Letson, Zulema Cobb and Artis Curiskis December 27, 2025

Reveal celebrates its 10-year anniversary with standout stories from the archives and interviews with the journalists behind the investigations.

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Accountability

Fancy Galleries, Fake Art

by Najib Aminy, Clare Mullen, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Al Letson, Zulema Cobb and Nikki Frick December 20, 2025

How two well-respected New York art galleries sold more than $80 million in fake art—and why almost no one ever was punished.

A group of ICE agents dressed in green jackets are lined up in front of a mirrored statue shaped like a bean for a group photo with the Chicago skyline in the background.

Immigration

Lessons From Trump’s “War” on Chicago

by Ashley Cleek, Al Letson, Jenny Casas, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Zulema Cobb, Nikki Frick and Artis Curiskis December 13, 2025January 5, 2026

ICE and Border Patrol agents terrorized the city, and locals fought back.

A man, seen from behind, stands on the railing at the bow of a sailboat. He wears a turquoise long-sleeve shirt and blue jeans, with a keffiyeh around his neck. He holds a Palestinian flag in his outstretched right hand. Around him, the water is dark and choppy and the sky dotted with gray clouds.

Human Rights

The Gaza Flotilla Story You Didn’t Hear

by Nadia Hamdan, Claire Mullen, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Al Letson and Artis Curiskis December 6, 2025January 5, 2026

Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment. An exclusive look at the Global Sumud Flotilla.

A woman carries two large boxes of Luvs diapers across a street. In a parking space behind her, a U-Haul truck with its cargo bay open holds supplies in cardboard boxes.

Reproductive Rights

Alabama’s Threats to Prosecute Abortion Helpers

by Nina Martin, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Michael I Schiller, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Jenny Casas, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Kate Howard, Claire Mullen, Steven Rascón, Al Letson, Zulema Cobb and Artis Curiskis November 29, 2025January 5, 2026

When Roe v. Wade was overturned and abortion became illegal in Alabama, helping people get out of state came with the threat of jail time.

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Climate Change

In Rural America, Public Radio Saves Lives

by Michael I Schiller, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Cynthia Rodriguez, Kara McGuirk-Allison, Josh Sanburn, Zulema Cobb, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Al Letson and Artis Curiskis November 22, 2025January 5, 2026

In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?

A white man in a gray hoodie and black-and-gray beanie, with two black eyes and bruises on his forehead, stands outside on a clear day. A low-slung brick building surrounded by a barbed-wire fence stands in the background.

Prisons

In a Mississippi Jail, Inmates Became Weapons

by Kate Howard, Jenny Casas, Najib Aminy, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Zulema Cobb, Al Letson, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón and Artis Curiskis November 14, 2025January 5, 2026

After a violent scandal involving his deputies, a popular sheriff survived calls to resign. But another scandal was already brewing in his county jail.

A middle-aged Caucasian man is seen from behind as he looks at a photo of himself on a digital device. In the picture, he’s shirtless and has a noticeable red scar running down the center of his chest.

Law Enforcement

The Deputies Who Tortured a Mississippi County

by Jenny Casas, Kate Howard, Najib Aminy, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Zulema Cobb, Steven Rascón, Nikki Frick and Al Letson November 8, 2025

A “Goon Squad” of Rankin County sheriff’s deputies spent years brutalizing people until their reign of terror was exposed.

The truth will not reveal itself.

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