Tucker Carlson followers may have been surprised to see the Fox News host identify as a nonbinary climate activist of color. At least, that’s what his Twitter biography said Tuesday evening.
The controversial television personality was apparently the target of a hack. A Twitter account focused on activity from the hacker group Anonymous brought attention to the situation in a tweet.
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Twitter bios are usually brief and somewhat professional descriptions of the person who owns the account. Tuesday evening, Carlson’s Twitter bio contained descriptors that run counter to the conservative views he expresses on air.
“Non-binary climate change activist of color. Visionary tech founder. CNBC market analyst. Informal Zelensky advisor,” Carlson’s Twitter bio read.
Carlson has surged as a national talking point since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) gave him exclusive access to previously unseen security footage from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
The exclusive first look afforded to Carlson by McCarthy sparked a public uproar.
Members of the nonprofit watchdog group Public Citizen filed an ethics complaint against McCarthy soon after he handed over the footage. The complaint requested that the Office of Congressional Ethics investigate McCarthy to determine whether he violated House rules.
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Anonymous has taken responsibility for high-profile hacks in the past. Recently, the hacker collective saw mild success in its pursuit of businesses operating in Russia amid the war with Ukraine.
In a tweet from March 20, the group requested “all companies that continue to operate in Russia by paying taxes to the budget of the Kremlin’s criminal regime: Pull out of Russia! We give you 48 hours to reflect and withdraw from Russia or else you will be under our target!”
The tweet was accompanied by a picture with over 30 business logos.
In a reply on Twitter, Bridgestone Tires, one of the businesses included in Anonymous’s tweet, said it would comply with the group’s demand.
