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{{Short description|Norwegian conspiracy theorist}}
{{Short description|Norwegian conspiracy theorist and Holocaust denier}}
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'''Kari Angelique Jaquesson''' (born 12 April 1962) is a Norwegian [[conspiracy theorist]],<ref name=ap>{{cite news |title=Russland-propaganda i Arendal bystyre |url=https://www.agderposten.no/meninger/russland-propaganda-i-arendal-bystyre/ |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=Agderposten|quote=konspirasjonsteoretikeren Kari Jaquesson}}</ref> author, fitness consultant and former television personality. She writes for the conspiracy theorist website [[Steigan.no]] and has been widely criticized for promoting [[climate change denial]], [[COVID-19 misinformation]], [[Russian information war against Ukraine|Russian propaganda]], [[Antisemitism]] and [[transphobia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Plan får kritikk for nominasjon til Jenteprisen – vil se på kriteriene |url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/3J7qRd/plan-faar-kritikk-for-nominasjon-til-jenteprisen-vil-se-paa-kriteriene |access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kari Jaquesson fjernes fra Jenteprisen etter at flere nominerte trakk seg |url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/RRQm2x/kari-jaquesson-fjernes-fra-jenteprisen-etter-at-flere-nominerte-trakk-seg |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723080458/https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/RRQm2x/kari-jaquesson-fjernes-fra-jenteprisen-etter-at-flere-nominerte-trakk-seg |archive-date=23 July 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She has been active in the [[radical feminist]] group [[Women's Group Ottar]] for several years. A 2021 survey by YouGov found that the public figures viewed most negatively by Norwegians were [[Donald Trump]], Kari Jaquesson and [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Etter ett år med korona er nordmenn spesielt positive til disse kjendisene |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/livsstil/etter-ett-ar-med-korona-er-nordmenn-spesielt-positive-til-disse-kjendisene/s/12-95-3424113793 |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=Nettavisen}}</ref>
'''Kari Angelique Jaquesson''' (born 12 April 1962) is a Norwegian [[conspiracy theorist]],<ref name=ap>{{cite news |title=Russland-propaganda i Arendal bystyre |url=https://www.agderposten.no/meninger/russland-propaganda-i-arendal-bystyre/ |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=Agderposten|quote=konspirasjonsteoretikeren Kari Jaquesson}}</ref> [[Holocaust denier]], author, fitness consultant and former television personality. She writes for the conspiracy theorist website [[Steigan.no]] and promotes [[Holocaust denial]], [[Antisemitism]], [[transphobia]], [[climate change denial]], [[COVID-19 misinformation]], and [[Russian information war against Ukraine|Russian propaganda]], and supports the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Plan får kritikk for nominasjon til Jenteprisen – vil se på kriteriene |url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/3J7qRd/plan-faar-kritikk-for-nominasjon-til-jenteprisen-vil-se-paa-kriteriene |access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kari Jaquesson fjernes fra Jenteprisen etter at flere nominerte trakk seg |url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/RRQm2x/kari-jaquesson-fjernes-fra-jenteprisen-etter-at-flere-nominerte-trakk-seg |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723080458/https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/RRQm2x/kari-jaquesson-fjernes-fra-jenteprisen-etter-at-flere-nominerte-trakk-seg |archive-date=23 July 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Arendalsuka: "Trans-trusselen": – Det er ikke de utsatte minoritetsgruppene som skal ta kampen |url=https://www.human.no/aktuelt/trans-trusselen-det-er-ikke-de-utsatte-minoritetsgruppene-som-skal-ta-kampen |publisher=[[Norwegian Humanist Association]] |access-date=7 September 2024}}</ref> She has been active in the [[radical feminist]] group [[Women's Group Ottar]] for several years. A 2021 survey by YouGov found that the public figures viewed most negatively by Norwegians were [[Donald Trump]], Kari Jaquesson and [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Etter ett år med korona er nordmenn spesielt positive til disse kjendisene |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/livsstil/etter-ett-ar-med-korona-er-nordmenn-spesielt-positive-til-disse-kjendisene/s/12-95-3424113793 |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=Nettavisen}}</ref>


==Fitness and television career==
==Fitness and television career==
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==Views==
==Views==
From the 2010s Jaquesson has become known for promoting a number of [[conspiracy theories]], including [[climate change denial]], [[COVID-19 misinformation]] and [[Russian information war against Ukraine|Russian propaganda]] related to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name=ap />
From the 2010s Jaquesson has become known for promoting a number of [[conspiracy theories]], including [[climate change denial]], [[COVID-19 misinformation]] and [[Russian information war against Ukraine|Russian propaganda]] related to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name=ap />


===Jews and Israel===
===Jews and Israel===
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Jaquesson is a long-time supporter of [[Bashar al-Assad]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Inviterer Assad-tilhenger: For andre gang har et Rødt-lokallag invitert Kari Jaquesson til å holde foredrag om krigen i Syria. Det skaper sterke reaksjoner innad i partiet. |url=https://www.vl.no/nyheter/2018/11/20/inviterer-assad-tilhenger/ |access-date=15 June 2022 |work=Vårt Land|quote=25. november skal Kari Jaquesson være innleder på et medlemsmøte i Raudt Vågsøy om Syria-konflikten. Den tidligere trimdronningen har reist til Syria ved to anledninger. Dette er reiser som har blitt kritisert for å ha vært i regi av Assads regime. – Rødt har et alvorlig tullingproblem, mener konspirasjonsteoriekspert John Færseth.}}</ref> John Færseth argued that Jaquesson painted a picture of "a grand, international conspiracy against a popular Assad regime."<ref>{{cite news |title=Tåpenes antiimperialisme |url=https://www.minervanett.no/kari-jaqueson-konspirasjonsteorier-rodt/tapenes-antiimperialisme/181012 |access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref>
Jaquesson is a long-time supporter of [[Bashar al-Assad]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Inviterer Assad-tilhenger: For andre gang har et Rødt-lokallag invitert Kari Jaquesson til å holde foredrag om krigen i Syria. Det skaper sterke reaksjoner innad i partiet. |url=https://www.vl.no/nyheter/2018/11/20/inviterer-assad-tilhenger/ |access-date=15 June 2022 |work=Vårt Land|quote=25. november skal Kari Jaquesson være innleder på et medlemsmøte i Raudt Vågsøy om Syria-konflikten. Den tidligere trimdronningen har reist til Syria ved to anledninger. Dette er reiser som har blitt kritisert for å ha vært i regi av Assads regime. – Rødt har et alvorlig tullingproblem, mener konspirasjonsteoriekspert John Færseth.}}</ref> John Færseth argued that Jaquesson painted a picture of "a grand, international conspiracy against a popular Assad regime."<ref>{{cite news |title=Tåpenes antiimperialisme |url=https://www.minervanett.no/kari-jaqueson-konspirasjonsteorier-rodt/tapenes-antiimperialisme/181012 |access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref>


===Views on gender===
===Views on transgender people===
Jaquesson is a self-described [[TERF]] and has said that "a man cannot become a woman."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jaquesson |first1=Kari |title=Mann kan ikke bli kvinne |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/mann-kan-ikke-bli-kvinne/70040157 |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=Dagbladet}}</ref> She is active in the [[Women's Declaration International]] anti-transgender group. She has also been active in the radical feminist [[Feminist Group Ottar]] and has often caused controversy as a representative of that group; in 2016, she told a 17-year girl to "suck dick ten times a day". The controversy regarded the legalization of prostitution, and the sucking was proposed to picture the unpleasant daily life of a prostitute.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kari Jaquesson: "Jeg synes du skal prøve å suge pikk ti ganger i døgnet" |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/kari-jaquesson_-_jeg-synes-du-skal-prove-a-suge-pikk-ti-ganger-i-dognet_-1.12801444 |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=NRK}}</ref>
Jaquesson has said that "a man cannot become a woman."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jaquesson |first1=Kari |title=Mann kan ikke bli kvinne |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/mann-kan-ikke-bli-kvinne/70040157 |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=Dagbladet}}</ref> She is active in the [[Women's Declaration International]] anti-transgender group. She has also been active in the radical feminist [[Feminist Group Ottar]] and has often caused controversy as a representative of that group; in 2016, she told a 17-year girl to "suck dick ten times a day". The controversy regarded the legalization of prostitution, and the sucking was proposed to picture the unpleasant daily life of a prostitute.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kari Jaquesson: "Jeg synes du skal prøve å suge pikk ti ganger i døgnet" |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/kari-jaquesson_-_jeg-synes-du-skal-prove-a-suge-pikk-ti-ganger-i-dognet_-1.12801444 |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=NRK}}</ref>


===COVID-19 misinformation===
===COVID-19 misinformation===
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===Russia===
===Russia===
Jaquesson supports the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. She is a contributor to and a co-owner of the website [[Steigan.no]] that promotes [[Russian information war against Ukraine|Russian propaganda]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hevdes å spre russisk propaganda: Kari Jaquesson medeier |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/hevdes-a-spre-russisk-propaganda-kari-jaquesson-medeier/75772256 |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=Dagbladet}}</ref>
Jaquesson supports the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. She is a contributor to and a co-owner of the website [[Steigan.no]] that promotes [[Russian information war against Ukraine|Russian propaganda]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hevdes å spre russisk propaganda: Kari Jaquesson medeier |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/hevdes-a-spre-russisk-propaganda-kari-jaquesson-medeier/75772256 |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=Dagbladet}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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[[Category:Norwegian non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:Norwegian non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:Norwegian women non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:Norwegian women non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:Norwegian anti-Zionists]]
[[Category:Holocaust deniers]]

Latest revision as of 18:14, 28 September 2024

Kari Angelique Jaquesson
Born
Kari Angelique Jaquesson

(1962-04-12) 12 April 1962 (age 62)
NationalityNorwegian

Kari Angelique Jaquesson (born 12 April 1962) is a Norwegian conspiracy theorist,[1] Holocaust denier, author, fitness consultant and former television personality. She writes for the conspiracy theorist website Steigan.no and promotes Holocaust denial, Antisemitism, transphobia, climate change denial, COVID-19 misinformation, and Russian propaganda, and supports the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3][4] She has been active in the radical feminist group Women's Group Ottar for several years. A 2021 survey by YouGov found that the public figures viewed most negatively by Norwegians were Donald Trump, Kari Jaquesson and Vladimir Putin.[5]

Fitness and television career

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Kari Jaquesson is an aerobics instructor and became widely known in Norway in the 1990s for hosting a daytime workout program on TV2. She has also written books about fitness. She was named a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund in 2000 to raise awareness about fitness and public health.[6]

Views

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From the 2010s Jaquesson has become known for promoting a number of conspiracy theories, including climate change denial, COVID-19 misinformation and Russian propaganda related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

Jews and Israel

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In 2015 Jaquesson implied that Israel supported ISIS, and was criticized by the Norwegian Humanist Association and other critics of promoting Antisemitic conspiracy theories.[7][8][9]

Syria

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Jaquesson is a long-time supporter of Bashar al-Assad.[10] John Færseth argued that Jaquesson painted a picture of "a grand, international conspiracy against a popular Assad regime."[11]

Views on transgender people

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Jaquesson has said that "a man cannot become a woman."[12] She is active in the Women's Declaration International anti-transgender group. She has also been active in the radical feminist Feminist Group Ottar and has often caused controversy as a representative of that group; in 2016, she told a 17-year girl to "suck dick ten times a day". The controversy regarded the legalization of prostitution, and the sucking was proposed to picture the unpleasant daily life of a prostitute.[13]

COVID-19 misinformation

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From 2020 Jaquesson has actively promoted COVID-19 misinformation. She claimed there was no pandemic and ridiculed the public health measures, such as the use of masks.[14][15]

Russia

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Jaquesson supports the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She is a contributor to and a co-owner of the website Steigan.no that promotes Russian propaganda.[16]

Bibliography

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  • Det gode liv, LibriArte, 1999
  • Hurra, jeg er gravid: trim og kosthold for nybakte mødre, Cappelen, 2000
  • 10 minutter til en sprekere kropp, 2004
  • 10 minutter til en sterkere rygg og litt flatere mage, 2007
  • 10 minutter til fastere lår og en litt mer spretten rumpe, 2008
  • Ketsjup er ålreit, 2009
  • Kropp på topp! : på 10 minutter : lår og rumpe, armer og overkropp, rygg og mage, 2010
  • Det første steget til en sprekere kropp, 2012
  • Sunnere hverdagsmat, 2012

References

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  1. ^ a b "Russland-propaganda i Arendal bystyre". Agderposten. Retrieved 14 June 2022. konspirasjonsteoretikeren Kari Jaquesson
  2. ^ "Plan får kritikk for nominasjon til Jenteprisen – vil se på kriteriene". Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Kari Jaquesson fjernes fra Jenteprisen etter at flere nominerte trakk seg". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Arendalsuka: "Trans-trusselen": – Det er ikke de utsatte minoritetsgruppene som skal ta kampen". Norwegian Humanist Association. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Etter ett år med korona er nordmenn spesielt positive til disse kjendisene". Nettavisen. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Kari Jaquesson raser mot Bush". Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Trekker seg fra jury som gir pris til Jaquesson". Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Kunsten å "bare stille spørsmål"". Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Den legitime antisemittismen?". Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Inviterer Assad-tilhenger: For andre gang har et Rødt-lokallag invitert Kari Jaquesson til å holde foredrag om krigen i Syria. Det skaper sterke reaksjoner innad i partiet". Vårt Land. Retrieved 15 June 2022. 25. november skal Kari Jaquesson være innleder på et medlemsmøte i Raudt Vågsøy om Syria-konflikten. Den tidligere trimdronningen har reist til Syria ved to anledninger. Dette er reiser som har blitt kritisert for å ha vært i regi av Assads regime. – Rødt har et alvorlig tullingproblem, mener konspirasjonsteoriekspert John Færseth.
  11. ^ "Tåpenes antiimperialisme". Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  12. ^ Jaquesson, Kari. "Mann kan ikke bli kvinne". Dagbladet. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Kari Jaquesson: "Jeg synes du skal prøve å suge pikk ti ganger i døgnet"". NRK. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Skremmende mange kjøper Kari Jaquessons konspirasjonsteorier". Utrop. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Konspi-Cola!". VG. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Hevdes å spre russisk propaganda: Kari Jaquesson medeier". Dagbladet. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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