Daniela Molina
Investigative Producer
Miami, Florida
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Daniela has great interest in human trafficking and health care stories. Before joining InvestigateTV, Daniela worked for the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism. She also interned three summers with WTVJ in South Florida and worked with their digital duopoly team. Daniela is graduate of Indiana University with both a bachelor’s degree and masters degree in journalism.
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Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 3:46 PM EDT
|By Rachel DePompa and Daniela Molina
Checking online reviews when shopping, researching vacations or even looking for a doctor has become an integral part of the modern consumer experience. But experts say many of the products or service reviews you’re reading were either bought or sold and completely fake. In “Five Star Fakes”, InvestigateTV found several posts on social media platforms where people are bartering - even buying and selling - online reviews, despite a federal law that prohibits this act.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 3:00 PM EDT
|By Rachel DePompa and Daniela Molina
Cutting-edge computer technology designed to mimic the human brain is being used by hackers to create lifelike videos of celebrities and politicians. But now, bad actors are using this readily available tech to target everyday social media users in cryptocurrency scams.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 5:24 PM EDT
|By Rachel DePompa and Daniela Molina
A trip to the emergency room can instantly change your life - not just medically, but financially as well. Americans are burdened with at least $140 billion in outstanding medical debt according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. But help is out there. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa speaks with experts on the frontline aiding those “Diagnosed with Debt”.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 5:41 PM EDT
|By Rachel DePompa and Daniela Molina
Los expertos dicen que los hackers no solo toman control de cuentas sociales, sino que roban fotos y videos para crear una versión completamente nueva, y a veces es un perfil que no trama nada bueno.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 5:15 PM EDT
|By Rachel DePompa and Daniela Molina
Experts say hackers aren’t just taking over your social media accounts, but many are stealing pictures and videos to create a completely new you, and in some cases, it’s a profile that’s up to no good.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 6:23 PM EST
|By Rachel DePompa and Daniela Molina
There are two websites you can use to find out whether something you just bought, or have owned for years, has either been recalled or reported as potentially dangerous.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 3:40 PM EST
|By Rachel DePompa and Daniela Molina
People use Facebook and Instagram to stay in touch, to share memories, and now more and more, to build a clientele. Hackers have taken advantage of this growth to gain access to people’s accounts, often targeting weak passwords.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 6:17 PM EDT
|By Daniela Molina, Jill Riepenhoff and Lee Zurik
The lack of access to dental care plagues many parts of rural America.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 3:52 PM EDT
|By Daniela Molina and Sandra Jones
Without a vehicle or public transportation some in rural America rely on charity for rides to doctors and stores.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2021 at 5:56 PM EDT
|By Lee Zurik, Jamie Grey, Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina and Owen Hornstein
Bridging the Great Health Divide explores issues in rural America through the lens of residents, doctors and other health care providers.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2021 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Jamie Grey, Lee Zurik and Daniela Molina
The purpose of the food stamp program is to help low-income families access healthy foods, but in rural America, that can be difficult.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2021 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina, Jamie Grey and Lee Zurik
Before last year food insecurity impacted about 10% of all U.S. residents. Experts estimate that number has at least doubled since the pandemic.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2021 at 5:01 PM EDT
|By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina, Jamie Grey and Lee Zurik
Antes del año pasado, la inseguridad alimentaria afectó a aproximadamente el 10,5% de los residentes de EE. UU. Una vez que la pandemia cerró en gran medida la economía, los expertos estiman que el porcentaje de personas que sufren de inseguridad alimentaria al menos se duplicó.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 10:03 PM EDT
|By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina, Jamie Grey and Lee Zurik
In 207 counties in 2018, there wasn’t a family, general or internal medicine doctor – the primary care doctors mainly for adults, according to an InvestigateTV analysis of federal data.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2021 at 4:37 PM EST
|By Daniela Molina and Lee Zurik
DNA paternity labs are not regulated by the FDA; rather, there is a voluntary accreditation process. The records about those labs are kept largely under wraps.
Penalties at Play: Millions of dollars flow to nursing homes from fines they have paid for poor care
Updated: Oct. 28, 2020 at 8:20 PM EDT
|By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina, Jamie Grey and Lee Zurik
Every year millions of dollars flow to nursing homes from a fund that is padded with fines collected from long-term care facilities that inspections show have put the health and safety of residents in jeopardy.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina and Lee Zurik
Hundreds of nursing homes with poor ratings are waiting to get into a program intended to improve care.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 5:33 PM EDT
|By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina and Lee Zurik
Residents have been abused, neglected and ignored under the government’s watch. Oversight weakened because of COVID-19.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 8:52 PM EDT
|By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina and Lee Zurik
Federal nursing home coronavirus case data remains flawed, and some members of Congress say that needs to change.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 10:23 PM EDT
|By Daniela Molina, Lee Zurik and Jamie Grey
Since 2008, the U.S. military has sent more than 1,000 mine-resistant vehicles to local police departments at their request. Now, some are questioning the optics.