Meet Jacob Wohl, one of the most infamous (and unsuccessful) right wing grifters

This appeared in The Millennial Source

On May 7, a woman who had previously accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of sexual assault admitted that the incident had not happened. Instead, she explained to the same journalists to whom she had originally reported the assault that she had been put up to the fraudulent claim by Jacob Wohl.

For political insiders and those who spend much time on Twitter, Wohl is particularly well known. Though he was banned from Twitter in 2019, Wohl, an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, is infamous for falsely accusing public figures of sexual assault, defrauding investors in his hedge fund, and originating the “Hipster Coffee Shop” meme.

Wohl has been called a “ Trumpian internet troll “ and “prominent grifter.” His latest attempt to smear a prominent figure is just one more failed grift in a career built on them.

Who is Jacob Wohl?

In August 2017, Bloomberg called Wohl, then 19, “Trump’s latest market whisperer.” The Trump loyalist had seemingly come out of nowhere to become…