For Subscribers New White House press secretary has a history of conspiracy-laced social media posts

CNN · The Independent and The Independent report that Katie Zacharia, newly chosen as White House press secretary, has an online history of endorsing conspiracy theories, including the debunked Pizzagate claim involving Hillary Clinton and John Podesta.

Both outlets say Zacharia's 2022 Truth Social posts called Podesta a pedophile, urged Fox News host Sean Hannity to cover him, and labeled Hollywood elites cannibals. CNN · The Independent adds that she also shared posts casting Vladimir Putin as an enemy of a secret elite network and repeating a false story about Joan Rivers' death. It says deleted 2025 posts urged suspending habeas corpus for migrants and predicted a midterm "bloodbath." The Independent adds that she supported QAnon, answering a user's November 2022 post about Trump drinking water by saying she had wondered the same.

Zacharia told CNN she is grateful to serve and will amplify Donald Trump's agenda; communications director Steven Cheung called her uniquely qualified. CNN · The Independent says neither addressed the posts' content. The Independent says the White House instead pointed to Trump's announcement, which fills a post vacant since Karoline Leavitt left in August.

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