David Wolfe (raw food advocate)

David Wolfe
Wolfe speaks at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2011
Born (1970-08-06) August 6, 1970 (age 54)
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
University of San Diego
Occupation(s)Author, spokesman, social media influencer
Known forActivism for raw food, anti-vaccination movement

David "Avocado" Wolfe (born August 6, 1970) is an American author and conspiracy theorist. He promotes a variety of pseudoscientific ideas such as raw foodism, alternative medicine, and anti-vaccine sentiment. He has been described as "[o]ne of Facebook's most ubiquitous public figures" as well as an "internationally renowned conspiracy theorist" and a "huckster".[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Senapathy, Kavin (February 8, 2018). "David 'Avocado' Wolfe Deletes Reviews After Facebook Page Slammed With Thousands Of 1-Star Ratings". Forbes.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Shoebridge, Joanne; Turnbull, Samantha (March 15, 2017). "Pro-vaccination campaigners concerned about David 'Avocado' Wolfe's sell-out event". abc.net.au. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Ahmed, Imran (July 7, 2020). "It's time the tech giants cracked down on the anti-vaxx infodemic". The Telegraph. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Senapathy, Kavin (January 1, 2016). "A New Year's Resolution For Science Advocates: Don't Cry Wolfe". Forbes.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.