WKaitlin Marie Bennett, also known as the Kent State gun girl, is an American gun rights activist, and conservative social media personality. Bennett received media attention in 2018 for open-carrying an AR-10 rifle at Kent State University after graduating.
WJames Charles Dickinson is an American Internet personality, beauty YouTuber and make-up artist. While working as a local makeup artist in his hometown of Bethlehem, New York, he launched his self-titled YouTube channel, posting makeup tutorials. In 2016, he became the first male ambassador for CoverGirl after a tweet featuring his makeup went viral online.
WClearview AI is an American technology company that provides facial recognition software, which is used by private companies, law enforcement agencies, universities and individuals. The company has developed technology that can match faces to a database of more than three billion images indexed from the Internet, including social media applications. Founded by Hoan Ton-That and Richard Schwartz, the company maintained a low profile until late 2019, when its usage by law enforcement was reported on. Multiple reports identified Clearview's association with far-right personas dating back to 2016, when the company claimed to sever ties with two employees.
WShane Lee Yaw, known professionally as Shane Dawson, is an American YouTuber, actor, writer, director, and musician. He became one of the first people to rise to fame on the video-sharing platform YouTube.
WMary-Belle Kirschner, better known as Belle Delphine, is a South African-born English Internet celebrity, pornographic actress, model, and YouTuber. Her Instagram account features erotic and cosplay modelling, sometimes blending the two together. Her posts on the platform were often influenced by popular memes and trends. Media outlets have described her as an "e-girl" and a cross between an Internet troll and a performance artist. Delphine has also been cited as an influence on the e-girl style commonly adopted by TikTok users.
WDream is an American YouTuber known primarily for Minecraft content and speedrun videos. He began his YouTube career in 2014 and gained substantial popularity in 2019 and 2020 having uploaded videos based around the game Minecraft, and is well known for his YouTube series Minecraft Manhunt. As of April 2021, his seven YouTube channels have collectively reached over 28.3 million subscribers and over 1.95 billion views. YouTube listed Dream as the breakout creator of 2020. At the end of 2020, Dream was accused of cheating following an investigation by a major speedrun website.
WThe Epoch Times is a far-right international multi-language newspaper and media company affiliated with the Falun Gong new religious movement. The newspaper, based in New York City, is part of the Epoch Media Group, which also operates New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television. The Epoch Times has websites in 35 countries but is blocked in mainland China.
WDesmond Daniel Amofah, better known by his online alias Etika, was an American YouTuber, streamer, and model, best known for his over-the-top reactions to Nintendo Direct presentations.
WFake news is false or misleading information presented as news. It often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue. Media scholar Nolan Higdon has defined fake news as "false or misleading content presented as news and communicated in formats spanning spoken, written, printed, electronic, and digital communication."
WFamilyOFive, originally known as DaddyOFive, was a controversial YouTube channel and online alias of Michael Christopher "Mike" Martin, which focused on daily vlogging and "prank" videos. At its peak, the channel's videos featured Martin, his wife Heather Martin—also known by her online alias MommyOFive—and their children. In 2017, following a series of videos showing the parents physically and emotionally abusing their children in the "prank" videos, the channel became the center of a public controversy, as outrage grew over their mistreatment of their children.
WMary-Belle Kirschner, better known as Belle Delphine, is a South African-born English Internet celebrity, pornographic actress, model, and YouTuber. Her Instagram account features erotic and cosplay modelling, sometimes blending the two together. Her posts on the platform were often influenced by popular memes and trends. Media outlets have described her as an "e-girl" and a cross between an Internet troll and a performance artist. Delphine has also been cited as an influence on the e-girl style commonly adopted by TikTok users.
WGanbayar Maambayar, better known as Gremix, is a Mongolian YouTuber, known primarily for his comedic formatted shows on YouTube. As of January 2020, his channel has over 93+ million views and over 300+ thousand subscribers, and is ranked the most-subscribed and watched channel in Mongolia. He is the first Mongolian YouTube creator to receive the Silver Play Button.
WGeorge Kusunoki Miller , better known by his stage name Joji and formerly by his online aliases Filthy Frank and Pink Guy, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, author, comedian, and formerly an Internet personality, YouTuber respectfully.
WDaniel Keem, better known by his online alias Keemstar, is an American YouTuber and streamer. He is best known for hosting the Internet popular culture news show DramaAlert.
WDalauan Sparrow, born November 19, 1984 as Dale Emanuel Wilson and known online as LowTierGod, is an American YouTuber, gamer, and actor known primarily for his involvement in the Street Fighter fighting game community. While he has largely attracted negative attention for making discriminatory comments and raging while streaming himself playing video games, he has also gained a sizable cult following he has branded "The Covenant."
WMac Tonight is a fictional character used in the marketing for McDonald's restaurants during the mid-1980s. Known for his crescent moon head, sunglasses and piano-playing, the character used the song "Mack the Knife" which was made famous in the United States by Bobby Darin. Throughout the campaign, Mac was performed by actor Doug Jones in his fourth Hollywood job and voiced by Roger Behr.
WNPC, derived from Non-Player Character in video games and from role playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, is an Internet meme that represents people who do not think for themselves or do not make their own decisions; it is also known as NPC Wojak. The NPC meme, which graphically is based on the Wojak meme, was created in July 2016 by an anonymous author and first published on the imageboard 4chan, where the idea and inspiration behind the meme were introduced.
WJake Joseph Paul is an American YouTuber, internet personality, actor, rapper and professional boxer. He initially rose to fame on the now-defunct video application Vine, before playing the role of Dirk Mann on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark for two seasons.
WLogan Alexander Paul is an American YouTuber, internet personality, actor, podcaster and boxer. As well as posting on his own YouTube channel, he has run the Impaulsive podcast since November 2018, which currently has over 2.7 million followers on YouTube.