Naomi Seibt

Naomi Seibt
Born (2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 24)
Münster, Germany
Occupation(s)YouTuber, public speaker
Known forPolitical activism, opposition to climate science and Greta Thunberg

Naomi Seibt (born 18 August 2000) is a German political activist, best known as a climate change denier and for her opposition to climate activist Greta Thunberg. Until April 2020, she was employed by the Heartland Institute,[1][2][3][4] an American conservative and right-wing public policy think tank,[5] which marketed her as the "anti-Greta".[6][7] She has spoken at multiple events organized by conservative think tanks and has self-identified as a libertarian and an anarcho-capitalist.[6][8]

  1. ^ Cockburn, Harry (24 February 2020). "Far-right groups trying to turn girl into climate-change denying version of Greta Thunberg". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. ^ "How a right-wing think tank turned an unknown YouTuber into the 'anti-Greta'". inews.co.uk. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ Smith, David (25 February 2020). "'Anti-Greta' teen activist to speak at biggest US conservatives conference". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ^ Eilperin, Juliet; Butler, Desmond (29 February 2020). "Anti-climate activist praises alt-right commentator at CPAC". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 March 2020. I realized that all of the sudden, I was being shunned for my own political views," she added. "Just for being skeptical, I received a lot of negative backlash.
  5. ^ "Fact check: Climate change skeptic Naomi Seibt was not banned from social media for her views and she is appealing a regulator's order to remove two videos". Reuters. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference insider_Cachero_202002242 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Love, Nicola (27 February 2020). "Climate and the rise of the 'anti-Greta'". The Herald. Glasgow.
  8. ^ Buse, Uwe (11 September 2020). "Social-Media-Star Naomi Seibt: Anti-Greta". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2021.