Yesterday, in response to my interview of Andy Ngo, Claire Lehmann of Quillette publicly doubted the existence of a video death threat, based on research her site published. So I sent her a copy. Here was her response. 
Claire asked for evidence that this was tied to the false and defamatory article her site published. I pointed out that all the people featured in the threat video were listed in the article. Next she asked me what about the video was threatening.
For reference the video, which we both watched, opens with a photoshopped picture of Edward Norton, wearing a bowl cut. This is a reference to mass shooter Dylan Roof, and the "bowl patrol", a bunch of Nazis who idolize mass shooters.
Next the video cuts from images of the Twitter pages for First Vigil and Unicorn Riot, both named in the Quillette article, to this picture of the Christchurch shooter making the "OK" sign.
Some might view this as a threat.
Some might view this as a threat.
After this, the video cuts from the curb stomping scene in American History X, to an antisemitic meme, to the collected twitter profiles of all the journalists named in the Quillette article. I will not share the full image of the kill list but here is how it is titled:
The video then goes, slowly, through the names and faces of each targeted reporter. It ends on an image of an icon from the cover of the book Siege, which urges mass shootings and the murder of journalists.
It ends on the voice of James Mason, a Neo-Nazi extremist who, again, explicitly urges assassination as a political tactic.
"I do not urge anybody to do anything like that, but when it gets done, I won't disown them."
Here was Claire's response.
"I do not urge anybody to do anything like that, but when it gets done, I won't disown them."
Here was Claire's response.
She also denied Andy Ngo had any role in the editing or the production of that Quillette article.
The article cite's and embeds one of Andy's tweets in the beginning. It cites him early on. It ends by noting he provided the picture for the article.
The article cite's and embeds one of Andy's tweets in the beginning. It cites him early on. It ends by noting he provided the picture for the article.
Andy Ngo was an editor for Quillette at the time.
She denies he edited videos deceptively while working for Quillette (there is evidence of this). She also stated that his work covering protests in Portland had nothing to do with his employment there.
She denies he edited videos deceptively while working for Quillette (there is evidence of this). She also stated that his work covering protests in Portland had nothing to do with his employment there.
She furthermore denies that Andy leaving Quillette had anything to do with the video of him participating in an attack on Cider Riot.
That Quillette article claimed journalists were associated with Antifa on the strength of their Twitter follows. I pointed out that I follow people like Richard Spencer as well as Antifascist accounts.
I ask Claire if her far right follows mean she is sympathetic to them.
I ask Claire if her far right follows mean she is sympathetic to them.
