Molly Conger | |
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Born | 1990 or 1991 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Journalist |
Known for | Charlottesville reporting far-right doxing |
Molly Conger (born 1990 or 1991) is an American left-wing activist and journalist based in Charlottesville, Virginia.[1] After the Unite the Right rally in 2017, Conger stopped working in project management, and started researching the far-right. She documents Charlottesville news and briefly worked as a columnist at a local newspaper.
She identified Teddy Joseph Von Nukem as a perpetrator in an assault during the rally and was first to break news of his death in 2023.
Conger is an antifascist researcher and activist.[2] She started live-tweeting government meetings in Charlottesville in 2017, after the Unite the Right rally.[3] She identified Teddy Joseph Von Nukem as a participant in an assault of a counter-protester at the rally.[4] She was also the first person to break the news of Von Nukem's death on February 14, 2023.[4]
In 2017, Conger was hired by a local weekly newspaper to write political columns, her contract was cancelled in February 2019, after writing only six columns.[3] In 2017, Conger began researching the far-right and doxing notable members.[5] She uses fake social media profiles to infiltrate online far-right communities.[6] She is part of Deplatform Hate, a collective of online activists who disrupt the online activities of far-right groups.[6]
In 2021, she identified a Prince William County, Virginia police officer and Proud Boys member whose social media accounts advocated for violence against Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as Aaron Hoffman.[5] Hoffman's employment was terminated, and he claimed his social media accounts were hacked.[5] In 2021, she attended the January 6 United States Capitol attack to document the events.[6]
Prior to her activism, Conger worked as a project manager at an educational software company.[5] Conger's work is funded by donations.[5]
Conger was aged 30 in 2021.[5]