Kari Jaquesson

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Kari Angelique Jaquesson
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Kari Angelique Jaquesson

(1962-04-12) 12 April 1962 (age 62)
NationalityNorwegian

Kari Angelique Jaquesson (born 12 April 1962) is a Norwegian conspiracy theorist, [1] Holocaust denier, author, fitness consultant and former television personality. She writes for the conspiracy theorist website Steigan.no and promotes Holocaust denial, Antisemitism, transphobia, climate change denial, COVID-19 misinformation, and Russian propaganda, and supports the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [2] [3] [4] She has been active in the radical feminist group Women's Group Ottar for several years. A 2021 survey by YouGov found that the public figures viewed most negatively by Norwegians were Donald Trump, Kari Jaquesson and Vladimir Putin. [5]

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Fitness and television career

Kari Jaquesson is an aerobics instructor and became widely known in Norway in the 1990s for hosting a daytime workout program on TV2. She has also written books about fitness. She was named a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund in 2000 to raise awareness about fitness and public health. [6]

Views

From the 2010s Jaquesson has become known for promoting a number of conspiracy theories, including climate change denial, COVID-19 misinformation and Russian propaganda related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [1]

Jews and Israel

In 2015 Jaquesson implied that Israel supported ISIS, and was criticized by the Norwegian Humanist Association and other critics of promoting Antisemitic conspiracy theories. [7] [8] [9]

Syria

Jaquesson is a long-time supporter of Bashar al-Assad. [10] John Færseth argued that Jaquesson painted a picture of "a grand, international conspiracy against a popular Assad regime." [11]

Views on transgender people

Jaquesson has said that "a man cannot become a woman." [12] She is active in the Women's Declaration International anti-transgender group. She has also been active in the radical feminist Feminist Group Ottar and has often caused controversy as a representative of that group; in 2016, she told a 17-year girl to "suck dick ten times a day". The controversy regarded the legalization of prostitution, and the sucking was proposed to picture the unpleasant daily life of a prostitute. [13]

COVID-19 misinformation

From 2020 Jaquesson has actively promoted COVID-19 misinformation. She claimed there was no pandemic and ridiculed the public health measures, such as the use of masks. [14] [15]

Russia

Jaquesson supports the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She is a contributor to and a co-owner of the website Steigan.no that promotes Russian propaganda. [16]

Bibliography

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References

  1. 1 2 "Russland-propaganda i Arendal bystyre". Agderposten. Retrieved 14 June 2022. konspirasjonsteoretikeren Kari Jaquesson
  2. ↑ "Plan får kritikk for nominasjon til Jenteprisen – vil se på kriteriene" . Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kari Jaquesson fjernes fra Jenteprisen etter at flere nominerte trakk seg". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Arendalsuka: "Trans-trusselen": – Det er ikke de utsatte minoritetsgruppene som skal ta kampen". Norwegian Humanist Association . Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Etter ett år med korona er nordmenn spesielt positive til disse kjendisene". Nettavisen. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Kari Jaquesson raser mot Bush" . Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Trekker seg fra jury som gir pris til Jaquesson" . Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Kunsten å "bare stille spørsmål"" . Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Den legitime antisemittismen?" . Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Inviterer Assad-tilhenger: For andre gang har et Rødt-lokallag invitert Kari Jaquesson til å holde foredrag om krigen i Syria. Det skaper sterke reaksjoner innad i partiet". Vårt Land. Retrieved 15 June 2022. 25. november skal Kari Jaquesson være innleder på et medlemsmøte i Raudt Vågsøy om Syria-konflikten. Den tidligere trimdronningen har reist til Syria ved to anledninger. Dette er reiser som har blitt kritisert for å ha vært i regi av Assads regime. – Rødt har et alvorlig tullingproblem, mener konspirasjonsteoriekspert John Færseth.
  11. ↑ "Tåpenes antiimperialisme" . Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  12. ↑ Jaquesson, Kari. "Mann kan ikke bli kvinne". Dagbladet. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Kari Jaquesson: "Jeg synes du skal prøve å suge pikk ti ganger i døgnet"". NRK. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Skremmende mange kjøper Kari Jaquessons konspirasjonsteorier". Utrop. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "Konspi-Cola!". VG. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Hevdes å spre russisk propaganda: Kari Jaquesson medeier". Dagbladet. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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