Jack Posobiec

Jack Posobiec

John Michael Posobiec III is an American alt-right political activist and conspiracy theorist who is widely considered an Internet troll. He is best known for his pro-Donald Trump comments on Twitter, as well as using white supremacist and antisemitic symbols and talking points. As of 2018, he was working as a correspondent for One America News Network, a far-right cable news television channel.

About Jack Posobiec in brief

Summary Jack PosobiecJohn Michael Posobiec III is an American alt-right political activist and conspiracy theorist who is widely considered an Internet troll. He is best known for his pro-Donald Trump comments on Twitter, as well as using white supremacist and antisemitic symbols and talking points. He has promoted fake news, including the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy theory claiming high-ranking Democratic Party officials were involved in a child sex ring. As of 2018, he was working as a correspondent for One America News Network, a far-right cable news television channel. He was born and raised in Norristown, Pennsylvania, to a family of Polish descent. He attended Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School and then went to college at Temple University. He played a minor role in the film The Forbidden Kingdom, which was released in 2008. He later worked for WPHT, a conservative talk radio station, and then for the campaign of Steve Johnson in the 2010 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election; Johnson lost in the Republican primary. He served several tours in the Navy Reserve from 2010 to 2017, reaching the rank of lieutenant junior grade.

In March 2017, he resigned from his full-time civilian position at ONI, saying that his support for Trump led to a \”toxic work environment\”. As of August 2017, his security clearance was suspended and was under review. He said in 2017 that his work was \”reality journalism—part investigative, part activist, part commentary\”, and that he was willing to break the fourth wall. He celebrated the leak of 4chan files of Emmanuel Macron shortly before the French presidential election in 2017. In October 2017, Posobiesc and Cernovich formed a super PAC called #Rev18 and announced its support for Josh Mandel in the 2018 U.S. presidential election. He left after allegations were made that he had engaged in plagiarism. He was prompted by another alt- right conspiracy theorist, Mike Cernovic, who had offered a 1,000 prize for anyone who interrupted a Shakespeare in the Park production that depicted the title character Julius Caesar as a President Trump-like figure. On June 16, 2016, he disrupted a production of Julius Caesar in Park that depicted him as a president.