One of the many Twitter accounts spewing conspiracies and lies is Black Insurrectionist, who, to no ones surprise, turns out to be a white man.
The ‘Black Insurrectionist’ was actually white. The deception did not stop there
“Black Insurrectionist,” the anonymous social media persona behind some of the most widely circulated conspiracy theories about the 2024 election, can be traced to a man from upstate New York.
He’s also white.
With a profile photo of a Black soldier and the tagline “I FOLLOW BACK TRUE PATRIOTS,” the account on the platform X amassed more than 300,000 followers while posting dubious claims about Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Some were amplified by former President Donald Trump, his running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance, and their Republican allies in Congress. The most salacious claims have come in the closing weeks of the campaign.
Last month, the account posted what Black Insurrectionist claimed was an affidavit from an ABC News employee, alleging Harris was given questions in advance of the network’s debate with Trump — which ABC News vigorously disputed. Trump approved, though, declaring, “I love the person.” More recently, Black Insurrectionist posted a baseless claim alleging inappropriate behavior between Walz and a student decades ago, a falsehood that U.S. intelligence officials said sprang from a Russian disinformation campaign.
Unsurprising he has defrauded people and owes millions in back taxes.
I’m just somewhat surprised he is a real person. A bunch of those accounts are run by Russian propaganda groups. They don’t try for clever psychological operations. They flood the right and some of the far left with stupid conspiracy theories to see what sticks, knowing that even if not much does stick the flood itself makes people distrust the government.