So, I wanted to add to this thread, because I’ve been asked about it and our past reporting. There’s a sort of belief that these conspiracies just permeate dark corners of the Internet but it’s not true. People who shared these conspiracies made their way into the Trump Admin.
Some examples from our reporting: Christine Bauserman, who resigned from Interior when we reported she was a birther who spread George Soros/Adam Schiff conspiracy
William C. Bradford, Trump's appointee to head the Energy Department's Office of Indian Energy. He resigned when we reported he was a birther.
Ximena Barreto, a HHS appointee who spread PizzaGate and the Seth Rich conspiracy theory. She resigned earlier this year.
Todd Johnson, a Mattie side at Defense who resigned when we reported he posted birther conspiracies about then-President Barack Obama and shared a video that claimed Obama was the Antichrist.
Ken Isaacs, his nomination for the top UN refugees post failed. He spread conspiracies that the Clintons killed people and shared InfoWars.
Frank Wuco, a top official at DHS. He pushed claimed Obama's memoir was ghost written by Bill Ayers, that John Brennan converted to Islam and that Eric Holder had been a member of the Black Panthers. DHS defended him.
Thayer Verschoor, the VA's executive director of intergovernmental affairs, he spread birtherism. VA never even commented.
John Gibbs, a top official at HUD. He spread the false conspiracy theory that claimed Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign chairman took part in a Satanic ritual. HUD said they wouldn’t comment on it because they don’t comment on social media.
Lee Rizzuto, he spread conspiracy theories about Ted Cruz. He’s a nominee for a Caribbean ambassadorship.
Jon Cordova, who served as the principal deputy assistant secretary for administration at HHS. He was placed on leave and allowed back. He spread conspiracies about Ted Cruz and Khizr Khan.
Sam Clovis, formerly a senior White House advisor and nominee for a top Agriculture position. He stoked birtherism while he was a radio host.
Thread by @KFILE: "I went through 3,000 of Cesar Sayoc's tweets going back to Jan/2017 & it's scary how corrupted his mind was by every far right conspirac […]"
Some examples from our reporting: Christine Bauserman, who resigned from Interior when we reported she was a birther who spread George Soros/Adam Schiff conspiracy
William C. Bradford, Trump's appointee to head the Energy Department's Office of Indian Energy. He resigned when we reported he was a birther.
Ximena Barreto, a HHS appointee who spread PizzaGate and the Seth Rich conspiracy theory. She resigned earlier this year.
Todd Johnson, a Mattie side at Defense who resigned when we reported he posted birther conspiracies about then-President Barack Obama and shared a video that claimed Obama was the Antichrist.
Ken Isaacs, his nomination for the top UN refugees post failed. He spread conspiracies that the Clintons killed people and shared InfoWars.
Frank Wuco, a top official at DHS. He pushed claimed Obama's memoir was ghost written by Bill Ayers, that John Brennan converted to Islam and that Eric Holder had been a member of the Black Panthers. DHS defended him.
Thayer Verschoor, the VA's executive director of intergovernmental affairs, he spread birtherism. VA never even commented.
John Gibbs, a top official at HUD. He spread the false conspiracy theory that claimed Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign chairman took part in a Satanic ritual. HUD said they wouldn’t comment on it because they don’t comment on social media.
Lee Rizzuto, he spread conspiracy theories about Ted Cruz. He’s a nominee for a Caribbean ambassadorship.
Jon Cordova, who served as the principal deputy assistant secretary for administration at HHS. He was placed on leave and allowed back. He spread conspiracies about Ted Cruz and Khizr Khan.
Sam Clovis, formerly a senior White House advisor and nominee for a top Agriculture position. He stoked birtherism while he was a radio host.
Thread by @KFILE: "I went through 3,000 of Cesar Sayoc's tweets going back to Jan/2017 & it's scary how corrupted his mind was by every far right conspirac […]"
