Author Naomi Wolf Gets Duped Into Tweeting Out Fake Anti-Vaxxer Quote From Porn Star
Author Naomi Wolf was tricked into tweeting an anti-vaccine tweet that she thought was attributed to a doctor, but it was actually a porn star.
Wolf has gotten attention in recent weeks for her comments decrying a “totalitarian state” brought about by lockdown policies. The Intercept’s Ken Klippenstein posted on Twitter that he recently sent Wolf a direct message featuring “Dr. John Sims,” who was supposedly telling people “If a vaccine is effective, then why do we need to pressure people to take it?”
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) March 21, 2021
As you can see from Klippenstein’s post, Wolf shared the image with her followers. There’s just a slight problem, which Klippenstein pointed out: that’s not Dr. Sims. It’s actually porn actor Johnny Sins dressed up in scrubs for one of his movies.
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) March 21, 2021
Wolf eventually deleted the tweet, but not before being mocked for falling for the prank:
Ken got Naomi Wolf — who is an anti-vaxxer and has been spreading misinformation left and right — to post a fake quote from a fake doctor along with a photo of the adult film star Johnny Sins.
This is how top-notch her vetting of information is. https://t.co/MAmsKFAS0F
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) March 21, 2021
death recorded https://t.co/kRwV9DakNZ
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) March 21, 2021
This is some of Ken’s best work. He got anti vaxxer Naomi Wolf to retweet “Dr” Johnny Sins, who is in actuality well known porn star Johnny Sins. ?? https://t.co/hiVKopTqPn
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) March 21, 2021
Sometimes, Twitter is just sooooo good. https://t.co/55V1uaSoba
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) March 21, 2021
Absolutely hilarious own and also a thorough bodying of whatever credibility anti-vaxxer Naomi Wolf has been able to convince people she has https://t.co/sPsfHTWtlB
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) March 21, 2021
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