Twitter has suspended the account of Jacob Wohl, a 21-year-old right-wing conspiracy theorist.
The suspension comes just hours after the USA Today published an interview where Wohl bragged of plans to disrupt the 2020 presidential election by creating fake Twitter and Facebook accounts in order sow discord during the primaries.
“He says he plans to create ‘enormous left-wing online properties’ – such as deceptive Facebook and Twitter accounts – ‘and use those to steer the left-wing votes in the primaries to what we feel are weaker candidates compared with Trump,’” USA Today reported.
When asked why Wohl’s account was suspended, Twitter said it was for “multiple violations of the Twitter rules, specifically creating and operating fake accounts.”
Twitter’s rules read that one “may not use misleading account information in order to engage in spamming, abusive, or disruptive behavior, including attempts to manipulate the conversations on Twitter.”
Wohl has made a name for himself in fringe right-wing communities where he has pushed a number of falsehoods including that Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., was not eligible to run for president.
In October, Wohl accused special counsel Robert Mueller of rape. He and Republican lobbyist Jack Burkman scheduled a press conference to introduce the woman accusing Mueller, but that woman never showed up and likely does not exist.
Wohl’s father, David, who describes himself as “campaign surrogate for president,” has not yet Tweeted directly about his son’s suspension.
