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| Born | Jack Michael Posobiec III December 14, 1984 Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Temple University (BA) |
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| Political party | Republican |
Jack Michael Posobiec III (/pəˈsoʊbɪk/ pə-SOH-bik; born December 14, 1984)[1][2] is an American alt-right[3] political activist, television correspondent and presenter,[4] conspiracy theorist,[5] and former United States Navy intelligence officer.[6]
Posobiec is known for his pro-Donald Trump comments on Twitter, and has used white supremacist and antisemitic symbols and talking points, including the white genocide conspiracy theory.[11] He has promoted fake news, including the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy theory claiming high-ranking Democratic Party officials were involved in a child sex ring.[12][13] He was also a promoter of the Stop the Steal movement.[2] From 2018 to 2021, Posobiec was employed by One America News Network (OANN), a far-right cable channel, as a political correspondent and on-air presenter.[4] He left OANN in May 2021 to begin hosting a show for the conservative student organization Turning Point USA, and to join conservative news site Human Events as a senior editor.[14]
- ^ Posobiec, Jack. "I ask for but one thing on my birthday tomorrow..." Twitter. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Jack Posobiec". Southern Poverty Law Center. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
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- Bhatt, Chetan (June 23, 2020). "White Extinction: Metaphysical Elements of Contemporary Western Fascism". Theory, Culture & Society. 38 (1). SAGE: 31. doi:10.1177/0263276420925523. ISSN 0263-2764.
The vast ecology of online white supremacist personalities, both 'alt-right' and 'alt-lite', include Mike Cernovich, Christopher Cantwell, Gavin MacInnes, Paul Joseph Watson, Jack Posobiec, Tara McCarthy, Colin Liddell, Brittany Pettibone, Lauren Southern, Andrew Anglin, Lana Lokteff, Ayla Stewart, Kyle Prescott, Faith Goldy, Jason Kessler, Kyle Chapman, Colton Merwin, 'Vox Day', and Mike Peinovich, among numerous others.
- Johnson, Derek (March 1, 2018). "From the Ruins: Neomasculinity, Media Franchising, and Struggles Over Industrial Reproduction of Culture". Communication, Culture and Critique. 11 (1). Oxford University Press: 85. doi:10.1093/ccc/tcx013. ISSN 1753-9129. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
Meanwhile, in response to endorsement of a Brooklyn screening by NBC's Carson Daly, alt-right author Jack Posobiec filed a complaint with the New York City Human Rights Commission, publicizing the citizen action on his blog (Posobiec, 2017).
- Lewis, Becca; Marwik, Alice (June 13, 2017). "Megyn Kelly fiasco is one more instance of far right outmaneuvering media". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- Loadenthal, Michael (June 19, 2023). "We Protect Us: Cyber Persistent Digital Antifascism and Dual Use Knowledge". Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. Routledge: 5. doi:10.1080/1057610X.2023.2222903. ISSN 1057-610X. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024 – via ResearchGate.
There are also book-length treatments authored by far-right agitator Andy Ngo, and alt-right conspiracy-theorist Jack Posobiec, which both rely on the sensationalism of violence as their focus.
- Karma Allen (August 15, 2017). "Trump retweets alt-right activist who pushed 'Pizzagate' conspiracy". ABC News. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- Cillizza, Chris (August 18, 2017). "Donald Trump retweeted an alt-right conspiracy theorist. Here's why". CNN Politics. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- Bhatt, Chetan (June 23, 2020). "White Extinction: Metaphysical Elements of Contemporary Western Fascism". Theory, Culture & Society. 38 (1). SAGE: 31. doi:10.1177/0263276420925523. ISSN 0263-2764.
- ^ a b Wilson, Jason (November 16, 2020). "OANN: what is the alternative far-right media outlet Trump is pushing?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
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- Loadenthal, Michael (June 19, 2023). "We Protect Us: Cyber Persistent Digital Antifascism and Dual Use Knowledge". Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. Routledge: 5. doi:10.1080/1057610X.2023.2222903. ISSN 1057-610X. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024 – via ResearchGate.
There are also book-length treatments authored by far-right agitator Andy Ngo, and alt-right conspiracy-theorist Jack Posobiec, which both rely on the sensationalism of violence as their focus.
- Hawley, George (November 7, 2018). The Alt-Right: What Everyone Needs to Know®. Oxford University Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-19-090522-4. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024 – via Google Books.
Aside from McInnes, The Rebel has employed several other figures whose views may be described as Alt-Right or Alt-Lite, including Lauren Southern, conspiracy theorist and pro-Trump political activist Jack Posobiec, and far-right Canadian political commentator Faith Goldy.
- Bauer, Mareike; Heimstädt, Maximilian; Franzreb, Carlos; Schimmler, Sonja (July 2023). "Clickbait or conspiracy? How Twitter users address the epistemic uncertainty of a controversial preprint". Big Data & Society. 10 (2). Sage. doi:10.1177/20539517231180575. ISSN 2053-9517.
We classified the user as a conspiracy theorist, as they used words like 'Deep State' or retweeted content from well-known conspiracy theorists like Jack Posobiec.
- Bittle, Jake (November 26, 2021). "Ronald Reagan's Favorite Magazine Has Gone Full MAGA". The New Republic. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- Rink, Matthew (October 11, 2012). "Shapiro calls on Mastriano to rescind invitation to alt-right operative Jack Posobiec". Erie Times-News. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- Estepa, Jessica (August 15, 2017). "Trump's retweet storm: A Pizzagate conspiracy theorist, a train hitting CNN, and accusations of fascism". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- Oppenheim, Maya (January 15, 2018). "Donald Trump retweets far-right conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec who took 'rape Melania' sign to rally". The Independent. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- Garcia, Eric (July 18, 2018). "Rand Paul Retweeted PizzaGate Conspiracy Theorist". Roll Call. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- "Amid Criticism Over Charlottesville, Trump Retweets 'Pizzagate' Conspiracy Theorist". Haaretz. August 15, 2017. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- Loadenthal, Michael (June 19, 2023). "We Protect Us: Cyber Persistent Digital Antifascism and Dual Use Knowledge". Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. Routledge: 5. doi:10.1080/1057610X.2023.2222903. ISSN 1057-610X. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ "Right-wing activist retweeted by Trump is Navy intel officer". NBC News. August 16, 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
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- ^ Weisman, Jonathan (March 17, 2018). "Anti-Semitism Is Rising. Why Aren't American Jews Speaking Up?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Garamvolgyi, Flora; Borger, Julian (May 21, 2022). "Trump shares CPAC Hungary platform with notorious racist and antisemite". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
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