Will Sommer
Bulwark reporter on the far right and conspiracy theories; author of Trust the Plan.
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- Will Sommer is an American journalist at The Bulwark who covers right-wing media, radicalisation and conspiracy theories.
- He reported on politics for The Daily Beast from 2018, after jobs at The Hill, the Washington City Paper and The Washington Post, and followed QAnon closely; his book on it, Trust the Plan, came out in 2023.
- He co-hosted The Daily Beast's podcast Fever Dreams from 2022 to 2023.
Key facts
- Current role
- Reporter, The Bulwark1
- Born
- 17 June 19881
- Education
- BS in Foreign Service, Georgetown University (2006–2010)1
- Earlier
- Politics reporter at The Daily Beast from 2018; campaign editor at The Hill; Loose Lips columnist at the Washington City Paper; media reporter at The Washington Post1
- Book
- Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Reshaped America (HarperCollins, 21 February 2023)1
- Podcast
- Co-host of The Daily Beast's Fever Dreams for its whole run, 2022 to 20231
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