Emerald Robinson is an American broadcaster and conspiracy theorist. She previously worked as the chief White House correspondent for One America News Network from 2017 to 2020 and Newsmax from 2020 to 2022.[1] She was let go by Newsmax after promoting misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.[2][3] She hosts The Absolute Truth, a show on Mike Lindell's Frank platform.[4]
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Career
editPrior to working as a broadcaster, Robinson worked as an actress.[5]
In May 2018, One America News Network appointed Robinson as its chief White House correspondent.[6] In 2019, Robinson posted an Islamophobic tweet calling Ilhan Omar an "al-Qaeda supporting Somali Gangster" and an "Islamist terrorist supporter". Robinson subsequently received an endorsement from the far-right website VDARE.[5][7]
In February 2020, Robinson joined Newsmax as its White House correspondent.[8] In April, during the COVID-19 pandemic, she promoted a conspiracy theory that Bill Gates was planning to use vaccines to track people.[9] After then-president Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, Robinson promoted conspiracy theories about Dominion Voting Systems.[10][8]
In November 2021, Robinson falsely tweeted that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine contained luciferase "so that you can be tracked." This echoed earlier false social media claims that the vaccine supposedly had satanic links due to "lucifer" in luciferase and alleged references to "666." Robinson's tweet began with the salutation "Dear Christians" and referred her over 400,000 followers to the Book of Revelation; in a tweet days earlier, she equated vaccines with the Mark of the Beast.[11][12][13] Twitter removed the tweet that day and suspended Robinson's account for seven days, citing "repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy," as Newsmax sought to distance itself from her remark and removed her from the air pending an inquiry.[14][15] Robinson returned to Twitter after her suspension to continue spreading COVID-19 misinformation, causing Twitter to permanently ban her within hours.[16][17] Newsmax announced the next month that it would not renew Robinson's contract when it ended in January 2022.[18]
In January 2022, Robinson joined LindellTV, an online outlet founded by Mike Lindell.[2][3] In May, she falsely claimed that Brian Kemp receiving 74% of the vote in the Republican primary of the Georgia gubernatorial election was proof of "obvious fraud", saying that "Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes."[19]
Following Damar Hamlin's collapse in January 2023, Robinson baselessly suggested that the COVID-19 vaccine was responsible.[20] In July 2023, Robinson falsely tweeted that COVID-19 vaccines were responsible for a "massive increase in breast cancer" in women under 50.[21]
Views
editIn a column for The American Spectator, Robinson wrote that black NFL players protesting against police brutality were "Rococo Marxists and millionaire Black Panther athletes."[22][5] She also criticised the "low-testosterone, dilettantish strain" of "intellectual" conservatives and said that Never Trump conservatives were "Jewish and agnostic", while "the Republican Party is overwhelmingly Caucasian and Christian."[23][5]
In November 2021, Robinson tweeted, "I don't want a multi-cultural society, I want a Christian society." Her statement led to accusations of white supremacy.[24]
Personal life
editRobinson has a son.[25]
References
edit- ^ "Emerald Robinson". PolitiFact. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ a b Petrizzo, Zachary (January 17, 2022). "Mike Lindell Hires Axed Newsmax Host Who Claimed COVID Vax Has Satanic Trackers". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ a b Niemietz, Brian (February 24, 2022). "Newsmax outcast Emerald Robinson reemerges on MyPillow Guy's LindellTV". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Dobkin, Rachel (October 29, 2023). "Trump "confused" by his former lawyers pleading guilty: Spokesperson". Newsweek. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Baragona, Justin (December 26, 2019). "The Year of Batshit at OAN, Trump's New Favorite Cable-News Channel". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ "One America News Appoints Emerald Robinson as Chief White House Correspondent". PR Newswire. May 9, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Breland, Ali (June 9, 2020). "Meet the propagandists and conspiracy theorists behind OAN". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ a b Miller, Tim (December 4, 2020). "This Is Your Brain on Newsmax". The Bulwark. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Spencer, Saranac Hale (April 14, 2020). "Conspiracy Theory Misinterprets Goals of Gates Foundation". FactCheck.org. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Swenson, Ali (November 10, 2020). "Posts falsify ties between election tech firm and Democrats". Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Dan Evon (November 2, 2021). "'Luciferase' Is Not an Ingredient in COVID-19 Vaccines". Snopes.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Fact Check-Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine does not contain luciferin or luciferase". Reuters. May 6, 2021. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Baragona, Justin (November 4, 2021). "Newsmax Benches Star Who Claimed COVID Vaccines Contain Satanic Trackers". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ "Newsmax correspondent who said vaccine has a Luciferase tracer suspended by Twitter". The Independent. November 3, 2021. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022.
- ^ Niemietz, Brian (November 4, 2021). "Newsmax gives White House correspondent a time-out following bizarre claim seemingly linking vaccine tracking and the Devil". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ Valinsky, Jordan (November 10, 2021). "Newsmax reporter permanently banned from Twitter for posting Covid misinformation". CNN. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ Baragona, Justin (November 10, 2021). "Newsmax Star Returns to Twitter—and Is Permanently Banned Hours Later for Vax Insanity". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Ted (December 7, 2021). "James Rosen Joins Newsmax As Chief White House Correspondent; Emerald Robinson's Contract Won't Be Renewed". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (June 1, 2022). "The Pants on Fire claim that 'nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes'". PolitiFact. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Zakrzewski, Cat; Weber, Lauren (January 4, 2023). "Covid misinformation spikes in wake of Damar Hamlin's on-field collapse". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Borgohain, Chandan (July 20, 2023). "Post exaggerates breast cancer cases estimates for 2023 to claim COVID jabs are 'bioweapons'". Logically. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Robinson, Emerald. "The NFL: It's Game Over". The American Spectator. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Robinson, Emerald. "The Collapse of the Never-Trump Conservatives". The American Spectator. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "Newsmax White House Correspondent: 'I don't want multicultural society'". The Jerusalem Post. November 4, 2021. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "Newsmax White House Correspondent Emerald Robinson with her son Asher at a White House press briefing". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.