high-profile media appearances. On April 16, 2020, evidence of corruption and a cover-up in the Flint Water Crisis by former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and his “fixer” Rich Baird was exposed in an article published by Vice News. The article was written by Jordan Chariton and Jenn Dize, the co-founders of Status Coup, with photos by Brittany Greeson. The responses from Michigan state authorities denied that a deadline was approaching, and said that criminal prosecutions would follow. In January 2021, there were charges brought against nine officials, including former Governor Snyder. Chariton was interviewed by Detroit television station WDIV Local 4, on their Flashpoint program. 2020 Iowa Caucus In December 2020, Chariton broke a story for The Intercept about the 2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses Primary election investigation. His reporting revealed how the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was not cooperating with investigations into the questionable coding and their access to raw data and vote results. Second Amendment rally livestream As reported by Forbes and the New York Post, Youtube removed a Status Coup livestream of a peaceful Second Amendment rally in January 2021 after the online platform alleged the footage was a violation of its firearms policy. The footage was restored by Youtube after Chariton protested the move on Twitter. Storming of the United States Capitol On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol was stormed by supporters of then President Trump. Jon Farina, shooting live footage for Status Coup, captured the historic footage from inside the U.S. Capitol showing Capitol Police officer Daniel Hodges' full body and head being rammed into a door by supporters of President Donald Trump. The Status Coup footage was licensed and reused by multiple media organizations including CNN, NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, BBC News, Showtime, PBS, ITV, ITN, LeMonde, ProPublica, MSNBC, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Associated Press and The New York Times. Similar to what happened with the Status Coup's livestream of the Second Amendment rally, Youtube later took down Status Coup's own footage of the Storming of the Capitol, stating that it was "advancing claims of election fraud" while the same footage licensed to the other media organizations was still up on the platform. Chariton said the situation made him angry and perplexed that YouTube could not distinguish between footage documenting a historical event and people purposefully spreading misinformation regarding the 2020 US election. He described Youtube's move as