Catturd

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Catturd
Born
Phillip Buchanan

(1964-09-18) September 18, 1964 (age 61)
Movement
Twitter information
Handle
Display nameCatturd ™
Years active2018–present
Followers3.9 million
Last updated: November 28, 2025

Catturd (born September 18, 1964) is the online identity of right-wing [1] [2] [3] American X user and Internet troll Phillip Buchanan. [4] [5] [6] [7] The account is known for spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation. [8] [9]

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Personal life

Buchanan was born on September 18, 1964. [10] He lives on a ranch in Wewahitchka, Florida. [5]

Online activity

Media Matters for America has accused Buchanan of violating Twitter's platform manipulation policy, attempting to boost hashtags into the trending topics list. [11]

When Elon Musk acquired Twitter, Buchanan was enthusiastic about the purchase; the two had also previously replied to each other on the platform. [12] [13] Buchanan praised Musk for plans to scale back Twitter's content moderation, [14] but said his account remained shadowbanned even after the purchase. Musk reached out personally to provide support. [15] [16] Later on, Buchanan tweeted that he was "100% wrong about [Elon Musk] changing Twitter." [17] [18] [19] In March 2023, leaked internal documents from Twitter revealed that Catturd was among a handful of accounts having their reach artificially inflated by Twitter under Musk. [20]

The same month, Buchanan conducted a Twitter poll of a hypothetical 2024 Republican presidential primary between Trump and Florida governor Ron DeSantis, showing Trump winning 69%. This poll was presented by Trump at a rally and by Trump-affiliated super PAC MAGA Inc. on Twitter. [8] [21]

Political views

Buchanan supported Trump's attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election [22] and has promoted conspiracy theories about the Russo-Ukrainian War, [6] the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, [1] U.S. Senator John Fetterman, [7] [23] the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida, [24] Hurricane Milton, [25] [26] and the perpetrator of the 2025 Coeur d'Alene shooting. [27]

References

  1. 1 2 Gilbert, David (August 10, 2022). "Trump Is Peddling a Conspiracy the FBI Planted Evidence at Mar-a-Lago". Vice . Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ Joshi, Ketan (January 18, 2023). "The Dawn of Gas Stove Denialism". The New Republic . Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ Tabahriti, Sam (October 30, 2022). "Joe Rogan praises Elon Musk for wanting to bring a 'reasonable exchange of ideas' back to Twitter". Business Insider . Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Here are the right-wing figures who demanded Elon Musk reinstate a Twitter conspiracy theorist who posted child sexual abuse imagery". Media Matters for America. July 28, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Goforth, Claire (July 25, 2023). "Twitter icon Catturd, a Trump favorite, revealed". The Daily Dot . Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Gilbert, David (February 27, 2023). "The Far Right Wants You to Think Ukraine's War Is Staged: 'It Is Clearly a Psyop'". Vice . Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Gilbert, David (March 27, 2023). "QAnon Spent the Weekend Spreading a John Fetterman Body Double Conspiracy Theory". Vice . Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Sheth, Sonam (March 28, 2023). "Trump touts Twitter poll from '@catturd2' showing him with a big lead over Ron DeSantis". Business Insider . Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ Thakker, Prem (May 12, 2023). "Elon Musk Is the Only One Happy About New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino". The New Republic . ISSN   0028-6583 . Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ Buchanan tweeted that in 1969, he was 5 years old, and in a separate tweet on September 18, 2022, requested a birthday hashtag trend.
  11. ↑ Li, E. Rosalie (December 10, 2021). "Twitter has allowed one user to manipulate the platform by coordinating over 40 hashtags, seemingly in violation of policy". Media Matters . Research contributions from Alex Kaplan. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  12. ↑ Hounshell, Blake (November 4, 2022). "What Twitter's Shake-Up Could Mean: Midterm Misinformation Run Amok". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  13. ↑ Hoard, Charis; McCabe, Audrey; Seavey, Ruby (December 15, 2022). "Elon Musk continues to cater to far-right Twitter accounts promoting bigotry, extremism, and misinformation". Media Matters . Research contributed by Carly Evans and Kayla Gogarty. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  14. ↑ Griffing, Alex (March 30, 2023). "Elon Musk Confidant 'Catturd' Turns on Twitter Boss". Mediaite . Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  15. ↑ Binder, Matt (October 28, 2022). "'Chief Twit' Elon Musk's first act: Personal customer support for right-wing trolls". Mashable . Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  16. ↑ Tiffany, Kaitlyn (January 17, 2023). "Elon Musk Can't Solve Twitter's 'Shadowbanning' Problem". The Atlantic . Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  17. ↑ Baragona, Justin (November 2, 2022). "Sorry, Elon! Catturd Turns on Musk, Admits to Being '100% Wrong' About Him". The Daily Beast . Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  18. ↑ Binder, Matt (November 2, 2022). "Elon Musk has owned Twitter for less than a week. Conservatives are already canceling him". Mashable . Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  19. ↑ Massie, Graeme (November 4, 2022). "'Catturd' Twitter account highlighted by Elon Musk turns on Tesla billionaire". The Independent . Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  20. ↑ Bharade, Aditi (March 28, 2023). "Twitter is secretly boosting 35 VIP users including Lebron James, AOC, catturd2, and Ben Shapiro: report". Business Insider . Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  21. ↑ Fung, Katherine (November 17, 2023). "King of MAGA Twitter Turns on Republicans". Newsweek . Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  22. ↑ Jankowicz, Mia (December 1, 2020). "Trump keeps retweeting the anonymous account 'Catturd2,' which backs his baseless election-fraud claims. The handle is now trending". Business Insider .
  23. ↑ Bloch, Emily (March 30, 2023). "No, John Fetterman doesn't have a body double" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  24. ↑ Novak, Matt (September 16, 2024). "Conspiracy Theorists Think Alleged Trump Assassin Had Inside Information About His Location". Gizmodo . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Social media misinformation, the real storm around Hurricane Milton?". The Express Tribune . October 12, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  26. ↑ Pahwa, Nitish (October 11, 2024). "No, the Government Didn't Make Hurricane Milton. We All Did". Slate . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Who was Idaho shooter Wess Roley? Strange conspiracy theories about his gender, MAGA parents, his fight with them". The Times of India . July 1, 2025. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
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