![]() ![]() “For one, the faction who follow him closely will be drawn deeper into his ideological bubble, which consists of anti-trans, anti-vax, antisemitic, and white nationalist content. “ routinely criticizes other influencers as basically sellouts, as not true to the heart of the movement,” Amarsingam said. By March, GhostEzra had a following north of 300,000. GhostEzra attracted a unique faction of online users, first on Twitter and then on Telegram after being banned from Twitter following the January 6 insurrection. Amarasingam called this process “factionalism.” Then he differentiated himself from others on the right by “routinely bad mouthing and separating himself from others on the far-right,” according to Amarnath Amarasingam, an extremism researcher and assistant professor at Queen’s University in Ontario. GhostEzra used the time after the election to gain attention among QAnon users. Photos from social media accounts connected to Smart matched with photos GhostEzra posted from his home. It belonged to Robert R Smart, the man behind the GhostEzra persona. We then found a Google account used to review local restaurants, amenities, and that very gas station. ![]() Vice reports that he ran several Amazon reseller accounts that sold all kinds of products, including dog food and gardening equipment. The company describes Smart as “an evangelical Christian and serial entrepreneur who attends several churches.” Today, the artificial intelligence company Logically revealed that after months of research they can positively identify the person behind GhostEzra as Robert R. The account also spread conspiracies about the COVID-19 vaccines. The account regularly impersonated other figures on the right, most notably Ezra Cohen-Watnick, to the point that Cohen-Watnick’s attorney stated on Twitter that this was “The usual conspiracy laden Q’Anon garbage” and emphasized, “This is NOT my client.” “Also got to grab em by the pussy to make sure nothing’s hanging,” GhostEzra claimed, referencing Donald Trump’s infamous remark on the Access Hollywood tape. He urged his followers to run for office because “The bar is low, you don’t even need to have all your teeth” and “Anyone who’s been in DC for years isn’t to be trusted.” ![]() We need some honest, non Zionist, non trannies running for Congress in 2022,” one post on Telegram from the account read as recently as June. ![]()
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