Claire Lehmann, founder of Quillette, took to Twitter on Tuesday night to debunk a conspiracy theory that’s taken hold that suggests Andy Ngo has been doxxing journalists which put them in danger and this somehow justified the assault on him last week.
At the heart of the totally BS theory is a piece Quillete published on the “cosy relationship between journalists for places such as the @guardian and @HuffPost and Antifa”:
A month ago we published a piece at @Quillette scrutinising the cosy relationship between journalists for places such as the @guardian and @HuffPost and Antifa. We alleged that some journalists are, in fact, cheerleaders for this group. This piece was NOT written by @MrAndyNgo 1/
— Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) July 2, 2019
People hated it, but show us where it was wrong please:
The piece has been heavily scrutinised but as yet no-one has pointed to facts of error which require correction. The relationship between Antifa & journalists is a matter of public interest & the description of some as ‘cheerleaders’ is fair comment https://t.co/ExCFQq8491
— Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) July 2, 2019
Now, here’s where the conspiracy theory gains steam. Antifa has been linking the article to a “kill list” that nobody will show Lehmann. How convenient:
This piece has been blamed for an alleged “kill list” which targets these journalists. I have asked for evidence of this list exists but no-one can provide me with evidence that it does. For all I know, the list is a fiction. 3/ https://t.co/R4ledNA4zN
— Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) July 2, 2019
The only person on a “kill list” seems to be Andy Ngo:
What we do know is that it has been a month since we published that piece on Antifa & journalists & only one journalist has suffered an assault Only one person has been hospitalised with a brain haemorrhage. And that is our editor @MrAndyNgo. 4/
— Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) July 2, 2019
Now listen to Mr. Polar Fleece talking about how it’s morally right to beat Ngo over the article that didn’t doxx journos that Ngo didn’t even write:
There is now a conspiracy theory circulating Portland that attributes the authorship of our Antifa piece to @MrAndyNgo, and the piece being described as a “doxxing” which, of course, it is not. This is being used to legitimatise the assault on Andy. pic.twitter.com/wrA58hn9m0
— Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) July 2, 2019
Try again, Antifa:
I want to reiterate: @MrAndyNgo did NOT write our piece scrutinising Antifa-sympathetic journalists. The piece stands alone separate to Andy’s photojournalism. @Quillette has NOT doxxed any journalists. Describing some journalists as cheerleaders for Antifa is fair comment. /End
— Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) July 3, 2019
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 1, 2019
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 3, 2019
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 3, 2019
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