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The Times Reports A Honey Trap; Reddit Engineers Read A Dating Profile
What Actually Happened
| # | Claim | Date | Entities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British newspaper The Times published a piece alleging that Chinese and Russian intelligence services are running honey trap operations against American tech workers, a practice The Times called "sex warfare." | The Times, Chinese intelligence, Russian intelligence, Silicon Valley | The Times (archived) | |
| 2 | The Times article cited industry insiders who warned of the plots but did not provide conclusive evidence that honey trapping was actually happening. | The Times | Futurism (archived) | |
| 3 | The article appeared to excite single and lonely tech workers on Reddit, who reacted to the prospect of meeting someone who had actually talked to them. | Reddit, Silicon Valley | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 4 | Palantir CEO Alex Karp said Chinese spying was, quote, a huge problem. | Palantir, Alex Karp | PYMNTS (archived) | |
| 5 | The host delivered the closing segment from the office storage room of Tech in Asia, an English-language technology media company, joking that he was not looking for documents to sell. | Tech in Asia | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) |