Jason G. Palmer, a white man from upstate New York, has been tied to an influential X account that spread lies targeting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
The account featured a profile photo of a Black soldier and the tagline “I FOLLOW BACK TRUE PATRIOTS” and had amassed over 300,000 followers before. In the weeks and months leading up to the election, Black Insurrectionist had peddled disparaging allegations, based on disinformation, against Harris and Walz, some of which were endorsed by
In the week before the account disappeared on Oct. 17, Black Insurrectionist had pushed a false claim that Walz had an inappropriate relationship with a student years before. U.S. intelligence officials said the lie originated from a Russian disinformation campaign. AP’s investigation, which also relied on interviews with people who know Palmer, uncovered that the 52-year-old has been accused of defrauding his business partners, struggled with drug addiction, owes over $6.7 million in back taxes, and had his home raided by the FBI a decade ago.
On Tuesday, though, he told AP in an interview that he was involved in making the false claims about Walz this month. He explained that he was a “researcher” as part of a larger group.People who knew Palmer were not surprised that he was linked to an account that spread misinformation.
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