Most Talked-About Controversies Linked to Laura Loomer

Public opinion and media debates around Laura Loomer—discover key moments of controversy.

Laura Loomer is an American far-right political activist, conspiracy theorist, and internet personality. She has run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Florida twice, once in 2020 for Florida's 21st congressional district and again in 2022 for Florida's 11th congressional district, losing both times. Her political activity has often been controversial.

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March 2015: Loomer Records University Officials

In March 2015, Laura Loomer recorded her conversations with Barry University officials, discussing starting a club called "Sympathetic Students in Support of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria". The video was released by James O'Keefe of Project Veritas. Loomer was later suspended, and a professor filed criminal charges against her.

July 2015: Loomer Attempts to Entrap Clinton Campaign Workers

In July 2015, Laura Loomer and two other women, posing as Hillary Clinton supporters, attempted to "entrap" campaign workers into accepting illegal cash donations, according to a Clinton campaign official.

November 8, 2016: Loomer Poses as Huma Abedin at Polling Station

On November 8, 2016, Laura Loomer, as part of a Project Veritas stunt on the day of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, went to a polling station dressed in a burqa and asked for a ballot under the name of Huma Abedin.

February 2017: Loomer Banned from Medium

In February 2017, Laura Loomer was banned from the blogging platform Medium. The ban was implemented after Medium expanded its platform policies to prohibit disinformation and hate speech.

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June 16, 2017: Loomer Disrupts Shakespeare in the Park Performance

On June 16, 2017, Laura Loomer disrupted a Shakespeare in the Park performance of Julius Caesar in New York City by walking on stage after the title character was assassinated. She shouted about violence against Donald Trump and was arrested for disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing.

November 1, 2017: Loomer's Anti-Muslim Tweets Following NYC Terrorist Attack

On November 1, 2017, the day after a terrorist attack in New York City, Laura Loomer tweeted that she was late to a conference because she could not find a "non Muslim cab or @Uber @lyft driver", leading to further anti-Muslim statements and calls for a new ride-sharing company without Muslim employees.

November 2017: Loomer Banned from Uber and Lyft

In November 2017, Laura Loomer was banned from both Uber and Lyft after a day-long anti-Muslim tweetstorm. Her tweets included a statement about her inability to find a "non Muslim cab or @Uber @lyft driver".

2017: Loomer Claims Vegas Shooter Was Affiliated with ISIS

In 2017, Laura Loomer claimed that the perpetrator of the Las Vegas shootings was affiliated with ISIS.

2017: Loomer's Claimed Relationship with Tim Gionet

In 2017, Laura Loomer claimed to be dating alt-right activist Tim Gionet, who had tweeted a photoshopped picture of Loomer being executed inside a gas chamber, referencing the killing of Jews during the Holocaust. Gionet denied that the pair were dating.

2017: Loomer defends Identity Evropa

In 2017, when asked by Haaretz about her views as a Jew participating in an "anti-sharia" event where the neo-Nazi group Identity Evropa was visibly present, Loomer replied that there is nothing wrong with preserving white European culture and that they are nationalist.

February 2018: Loomer Falsely Claims Parkland Shooting Was Staged

In February 2018, Laura Loomer falsely claimed that the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, was staged.

March 2018: Loomer's Press Credentials Revoked at Noor Salman Trial

In March 2018, Laura Loomer used press credentials to attend the trial of Noor Salman, the wife of the perpetrator of the June 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting. Her credentials were revoked after she harassed Salman's family, and she was later removed by a U.S. Marshal when she returned.

April 2018: Loomer Disrupts James Comey Book Event

In April 2018, Laura Loomer disrupted an event promoting James Comey's book, "A Higher Loyalty", and was subsequently removed from the building by security.

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May 2018: Loomer Falsely Claims Santa Fe Shooting Was Staged

In May 2018, Laura Loomer falsely claimed that the school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, was staged and that crisis actors were used.

July 2018: Loomer Falsely Claims Arrested Man Was Antifa

In July 2018, Laura Loomer said that a man arrested in South Dakota with bomb-making equipment and illegal weapons had been a "leftist antifa terrorist", despite evidence to the contrary.

August 2018: Loomer Accosts Omar at Campaign Event

In August 2018, Laura Loomer accosted Ilhan Omar with unsubstantiated allegations during a campaign event also attended by Rashida Tlaib.

August 2018: Loomer Disrupts Campaign Event

In August 2018, Laura Loomer disrupted a campaign event attended by Rashida Tlaib and questioned Tlaib about foreign policy, leading to a lawsuit filed by Loomer in 2019.

August 2018: Loomer Disrupts Ilhan Omar Event; Twitter Ban Follows

In August 2018, Laura Loomer disrupted a congressional campaign event for Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar, which Rashida Tlaib attended, by shouting questions implying that Tlaib was antisemitic. Loomer's Twitter account was eventually banned in November after she called Omar "anti-Jewish" and criticized her religion's views on homosexuals and women.

September 2018: Loomer Interrupts House Hearing to Accuse Jack Dorsey of Censorship

In September 2018, Laura Loomer interrupted a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing while Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was testifying. Loomer accused Dorsey of censoring conservatives and attempting to influence elections. She was escorted out after Republican representative Billy Long mocked her.

October 2018: Loomer Escorted from Andrew Gillum Campaign Event

In October 2018, Laura Loomer was escorted by police from a campaign event for Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida.

October 2018: Loomer Falsely Claims Mail Bombings Were a False Flag

In October 2018, during the United States mail bombing attempts, Laura Loomer falsely said that the bombing attacks were a "false flag" operation orchestrated by Democrats.

November 2018: Loomer Banned from Twitter and Protests at Headquarters

In November 2018, Laura Loomer was banned from Twitter for violating its policies against hateful conduct. In response, she handcuffed herself to Twitter's headquarters in New York for two hours until police cut through the handcuffs at her request.

2018: Loomer Sues CAIR

In 2018, Laura Loomer and her company, Illoominate Media, sued the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), claiming CAIR conspired with Twitter to ban her from the platform.

2018: Loomer Sues Social Media Companies

In 2018, Laura Loomer sued Twitter, Apple, Facebook, and Google, alleging that the platforms collaborated to suppress conservative speech after she was banned by these platforms. The district court dismissed the case, and the dismissal was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals.

January 14, 2019: Loomer Protests at Nancy Pelosi's Home

On January 14, 2019, Laura Loomer and several men she met protested immigration at Nancy Pelosi's Napa, California, home by setting up a tent on her lawn before being removed by police.

January 30, 2019: Loomer Protests at California Governor's Mansion

On January 30, 2019, Laura Loomer and others jumped the wall surrounding the California Governor's Mansion in Sacramento, protesting Governor Gavin Newsom's stance on immigration. They were arrested, given citations, and released.

February 2019: Loomer Investigates Ilhan Omar's Marital History

In February 2019, Laura Loomer traveled to Minnesota with Jacob Wohl and Ali Alexander to investigate a baseless rumor that Ilhan Omar had married her brother to obtain U.S. citizenship.

February 2019: Loomer Banned from PayPal, GoFundMe, and Venmo

In February 2019, Laura Loomer was banned from PayPal, GoFundMe, and Venmo. She responded by accusing "left wing terrorists and tech tyrants" of trying to shut her down and falsely accusing her of being a white supremacist, Nazi, anti-Muslim, racist, and bigot.

February 2019: Loomer's Donations Linked to Anti-Muslim Hate Group; PayPal Ban

In February 2019, Right Wing Watch reported that donations solicited by Laura Loomer were going to the address of the United West, an organization listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-Muslim hate group. Subsequently, PayPal banned Loomer from using their service.

March 2019: Wohl and Loomer Ejected from CPAC

In March 2019, Jacob Wohl and Laura Loomer were ejected from the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) after attempting to present evidence from their trip to Minnesota, related to unsubstantiated allegations against Ilhan Omar.

2019: Loomer Banned from CPAC After Confronting Reporters

In 2019, Laura Loomer was banned from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) for aggressively confronting reporters and heckling CNN reporter Oliver Darcy about internet censorship and social media bans.

2019: Loomer's Lawsuit Against Rashida Tlaib Dismissed

In 2019, Laura Loomer's lawsuit against U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib was unsuccessful. The lawsuit alleged that during an August 2018 campaign event disruption, Tlaib "violently grabbed" Loomer's cellphone while Loomer questioned her about foreign policy.

2019: Loomer's Comments Following Christchurch Mosque Shootings

In 2019, following the Christchurch mosque shootings that killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, Laura Loomer wrote on Telegram, "Nobody cares about Christchurch. I especially don't." Loomer has described Islam as "cancer" and Muslims as "savages".

December 2020: Loomer downplays COVID-19 severity

In December 2020, Loomer downplayed the severity of COVID-19, expressing her hope to contract the virus to prove that food poisoning is more serious.

2020: Loomer Loses Appeal in CAIR Lawsuit

In 2020, Laura Loomer lost an appeal in her lawsuit against the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that Loomer and Illoominate offered nothing beyond vague speculation to indicate CAIR-Florida was involved in the alleged conspiracy.

May 2021: Loomer Banned from Clubhouse

In May 2021, Laura Loomer reported being banned from the social media app Clubhouse just hours after joining the platform.

May 2021: Loomer Shares Old Video

In November 2023, Laura Loomer shared a video of a "pro-Hamas caravan" that had driven through London shouting racist abuse, implying the incident was recent, however the video was from May 2021.

September 2021: Loomer contracts COVID-19

In September 2021, Loomer announced via Telegram that she had contracted COVID-19 and was battling it with preparations shown to be ineffective. She continued to maintain that COVID-19 vaccines are "unsafe and ineffective" and said she would refuse to get one in the future.

2021: Loomer Confronts Dorsey at Bitcoin Conference

In 2021, Laura Loomer confronted Jack Dorsey at the Bitcoin 2021 conference, alleging censorship and election interference, and was subsequently removed from the event.

2021: Loomer Ordered to Reimburse CAIR's Attorney's Fees

In 2021, a U.S. magistrate judge ordered Laura Loomer to reimburse more than $120,000 in attorney's fees to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in relation to the lawsuit she filed against them.

2021: Supreme Court Denies Loomer's Petition

In 2021, the Supreme Court denied Laura Loomer's petition to hear her case against social media companies, which alleged suppression of conservative speech.

August 23, 2022: Loomer Loses Primary Election and Refuses to Concede

On August 23, 2022, Laura Loomer lost the primary election for Florida's 11th district to Republican Rep. Daniel Webster, receiving 44.2% of the vote to Webster's 51.1%. Loomer refused to concede, alleging voter fraud and "big-tech election interference."

2022: Loomer Sues Facebook and Twitter Again

In 2022, Laura Loomer again sued Facebook and Twitter, alleging that their anti-hate speech policies constitute racketeering. The suit was dismissed on grounds of res judicata and Section 230.

2022: Loomer Speaks at American Renaissance Conference

In 2022, Laura Loomer spoke at the annual conference of white supremacist publication American Renaissance, referring to herself as a "white advocate" and calling for a ten-year moratorium on immigration.

October 13, 2023: Loomer Amplifies False "Day of Jihad" Story

Following the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Laura Loomer amplified a false story claiming that October 13, 2023, was to be a global "day of jihad", a story that motivated a man in Illinois to stab to death a 6-year-old boy and attempt to murder his Muslim mother.

November 2023: Loomer's Misinformation Analyzed

In November 2023, Laura Loomer was part of a study by the Atlantic Council, analyzed by Bloomberg, of Community Notes on Twitter regarding misinformation in the Gaza war. She shared a video from May 2021, falsely implying it was recent, and tweeted false information about the 2023 Rainbow Bridge explosion.

2023: Loomer Accuses Casey DeSantis of Exaggerating Cancer

In 2023, Laura Loomer accused Casey DeSantis, wife of presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, of exaggerating her bout with breast cancer to boost her husband's presidential campaign.

2023: Loomer Falsely Attributes Social Media Posts

In 2023, Laura Loomer falsely attributed social media posts to family members of judges Arthur Engoron and Juan Merchan, who were overseeing court cases involving Donald Trump.

July 2024: Loomer Claims Biden is Dying

In July 2024, Laura Loomer falsely claimed on X (formerly Twitter) that "Joe Biden is dying and final preparations are being made for him."

September 2024: Concerns Raised About Loomer's Influence on Trump

By September 2024, some Trump supporters and others had expressed concerns about Laura Loomer's continuing presence around and influence on Donald Trump.

September 2024: Loomer Promotes Springfield Cat-Eating Hoax

In September 2024, Laura Loomer promoted the Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax, falsely claiming the city is populated by "20,000 cannibalistic Haitians".

2024: Loomer Amplified Trump's Claims

In 2023 and 2024, Laura Loomer falsely attributed social media posts to family members of judges Arthur Engoron and Juan Merchan, who were overseeing court cases involving Donald Trump. Loomer's misinformation was amplified by Trump to support his claims that Engoron and Merchan were biased against him.

2024: Loomer Advocates for Trump and Promotes Conspiracy Theories

In 2024, Laura Loomer continued to advocate for Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and was a guest at the September 10 debate. She reportedly influenced Trump to endorse false conspiracy theories and posted a racist tweet about Kamala Harris.

2024: Loomer Claims Winter Storm Was Created by Deep State

In 2024, Laura Loomer falsely claimed that a winter storm before the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses was created by the American deep state using HAARP to benefit Nikki Haley.

2024: Loomer Toasts Nick Fuentes for Hostile Takeover of the Republican Party

In 2024, Laura Loomer is reportedly close to white nationalist and antisemite Nick Fuentes, toasting him for "the hostile takeover of the Republican Party".

2024: Loomer Sues Bill Maher for Defamation

In 2024, Laura Loomer sued Bill Maher for defamation after Maher suggested that she and Donald Trump were having an extramarital affair.

April 2, 2025: Loomer Argues Staffers' Loyalty to Trump

On April 2, 2025, Laura Loomer had an Oval Office meeting with President Trump, arguing that several of his staffers were not sufficiently committed to his agenda.

April 2025: Loomer Influences Firings of National Security Officials

In early April 2025, reports emerged that Laura Loomer influenced President Trump to dismiss more than half a dozen national security officials due to her suspicions of their disloyalty to him. She also advocated for additional firings.