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Layla Ferris combines traditional reporting methods with forensic verification techniques. She started her journalism career at Storyful, where she sourced and verified user-generated content and tracked misinformation.
Before coming to CBS News, Layla was a visual verification producer at ABC News, focusing on breaking news and conflict coverage.
Layla graduated from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in women's and gender studies. Layla is now based in New York.
Aerial images show destruction in Kerr County after deadly floods tore through Central Texas.
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