Millie Weaver
{{short description|American political commentator}}
{{Orphan|date=October 2021}}
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Millicent Faith Weaver, also known as Millennial Millie (born 6 February 1991{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/news/2020/08/millie-weaver/|title=Millie Weaver: Filmmaker Arrested Hours Before 'Shadow Gate' Documentary Release|date=15 August 2020}}), is an American right-wing political commentator.
Background
Weaver is best known for expressing controversial conspiratorial beliefs, formerly appearing on right-wing mass media, such as InfoWars.{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/11/10/933235773/from-steve-bannon-to-millennial-millie-facebook-youtube-struggle-with-live-video|title=From Steve Bannon To Millennial Millie: Facebook, YouTube Struggle With Live Video|website=NPR|access-date=2020-11-10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2020/11/left-wing-coup/|title=The Conservative Internet Noise Machine Warns of a Left-Wing Coup|website=Mother Jones|access-date=2020-11-03}}
Weaver made a 2020 documentary called Shadowgate, alleging that a shadow government was responsible for an anti-Trump plot and was orchestrating global events.{{Cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/08/18/fact-check-shadowgate-spreads-misinformation-major-events/5601742002/|title = Fact check: 'ShadowGate' video spreads misinformation, conspiracy theories about major events}} PolitiFact and the Shadow Government called Shadowgate an "unfounded conspiracy theory."{{Cite web|url=https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/17/facebook-posts/viral-shadowgate-video-makes-sweeping-unfounded-cl/|title = PolitiFact - Viral ShadowGate video makes sweeping, unfounded claims}}
Weaver was arrested in August 2020 on charges of theft and assault.{{cite web|url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/infowars-correspondent-millie-weaver-arrested-on-robbery-tampering-with-evidence-charges-in-portage-county|title='Millie' Weaver arrested on robbery, tampering with evidence charges in Portage County|website=ABC News|date=17 August 2020|access-date=2020-08-17}} Supporters raised over $170,000 for her, claiming she was arrested by the "deep state" over the revelations in Shadowgate.{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/infowars-reporter-hailed-as-a-deep-state-victim-the-cops-say-she-just-robbed-her-mom|title=InfoWars Reporter Hailed as a Deep State Victim. The Cops Say She Just Robbed Her Mom|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=20 August 2020|last1=Sommer|first1=Will}} Texas-based right-wing political commentator, conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones fired Weaver from InfoWars after the August 2020 arrest.{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-massive-purge-is-underway-at-alex-jones-infowars|title = A Massive Purge is Underway at Alex Jones' Infowars|newspaper = The Daily Beast|date = 23 December 2020|last1 = Sommer|first1 = Will}} Weaver tweeted on 21 October 2020 that the charges had been dropped.{{cite tweet |last=Weaver |first=Millie |author-link=Millie Weaver |user=Millie__Weaver |number=1318929666573389827 |date=21 October 2020 |title=Case Dismissed! Millie Weaver Exonerated! https://t.co/ypFr3QSTFw |language=en |access-date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023182208/https://twitter.com/Millie__Weaver/status/1318929666573389827 |archive-date=23 October 2021 |url-status=live}}
Data released in the 6 October 2021 leak of data from streaming platform Twitch showed that Weaver had taken in $9,300 from her channel on the platform from the start of 2021 up to the leak.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/far-right-streamers-are-making-a-killing-on-twitch-hack-terpsichore-maras-lindeman|title = Far-Right Streamers Are Making a Killing on Twitch|newspaper = The Daily Beast|date = 9 October 2021|last1 = Weill|first1 = Adam Rawnsley}}
References
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External links
- {{url|1=https://www.millennialmillie.com}}
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8800642/ IMDb page]
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Category:American political commentators