Trevor Aaronson is a Peabody Award-winning journalist covering the FBI, extremism, and national security. He is the author of The Terror Factory and the forthcoming Bad Guys.
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Speaking
For more than two decades, Trevor Aaronson has investigated terrorism, extremism, and the institutions that shape American life. His talks draw on years of investigative reporting to explore national security, extremist movements, the power of belief, and how societies define threats and enemies.
He has spoken at TED and to audiences at universities, conferences, and public forums around the world.
For speaking inquiries, email speaking@trevoraaronson.com.
Select Reporting
Catfished by Cops
The Hamas Terrorist Who Wasn’t
Flipping the Switch
Donald Trump Helped Turn a Christian Extremist Into an Alleged Domestic Terrorist
The Snitch in the Silver Hearse
The FBI Paid a Violent Felon to Infiltrate Denver’s Racial Justice Movement
“You Have the Way Out”
Recordings Capture Brutal FBI Tactics to Recruit a Potential Informant
The Sting
How the FBI Created a Terrorist
Love and Loathing in Las Vegas
Inside a Sleazy FBI Sting Involving Diet Clinics, Fitness Models, Money Laundering, and a Supposed Plot to Hire a Hitman