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Jackson Hinkle
Jackson Daniel Hinkle (born September 15, 1999) is an American political commentator, influencer, and conspiracy theorist who hosts the web television show Legitimate Targets with Jackson Hinkle on YouTube, Rumble, and X. A co-founder of the American Communist Party (ACP), which has promoted policies supportive of neo-Stalinism and Xi Jinping Thought, he is known for his support for Russia in the Russo-Ukrainian War, for his opposition to Israel and support for Hamas, Iran, Hezbollah, and the Houthis in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and for taking a pro-Pakistan stance on the Kashmir conflict. Hinkle has been accused of disseminating false statements and misinformation on social media, and using social media platforms to support various authoritarian regimes around the world.
Born in San Clemente, California, Hinkle has dubbed himself an "American Conservative Marxist–Leninist". Promoting a syncretic mix of cultural conservative and communist ideas, he is a self-described proponent of "MAGA communism", an ideology which calls for supporting Donald Trump voters but opposes Trump himself for his pro-Israel stance. As such, Hinkle has called on those who support the American working class to ally with the MAGA movement against an alleged globalist threat. Initially an environmentalist during his high school years, Hinkle has turned to promoting pro-fossil fuels stances in recent years.
Journalists and fact checkers have said that Hinkle has spread disinformation and conspiracy theories. His show, The Dive with Jackson Hinkle, was banned from Twitch for violating misinformation policies and propagating disinformation about the war in Ukraine, motivating its move to Rumble. He was banned from YouTube on grounds of disinformation, before being reinstated in 2025. Since the start of the Gaza war, his posts on X attracted virality, with some described as disinformation in the war. His posts and commentary have been cited by Russian and Iranian state media, and he has appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight, One America News Network, and RT.
Hinkle was born on September 15, 1999 in San Clemente, California, where he also attended public schools, graduating from the San Clemente High School in 2018. He was an active member of his middle school's surf club, which made him familiar with the impact of plastic pollution and became the catalyst for his entry into activism. He became active in anti-plastic pollution movements at the age of 17, founding the Team Zissou Environmental Organization (named after the protagonist of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), which engaged in environmental lobbying and organized volunteer beach cleanups in Orange County.[verify]
In 2017, Hinkle became Water Ambassador for The Water Effect at The Ecology Center, and was named one of "The 17 Most Inspirational Kids of 2017" by Reader's Digest, with him also being covered in Teen Vogue as one of eight young environmentalists "working to save the earth" that same year. In 2018, Hinkle went to Washington, D.C., with representatives of the nuclear safety advocacy group San Clemente Green. He spoke at a congressional briefing on the subject of safely dealing with decommissioned nuclear plants, and met with congressional members, an event covered by the Los Angeles Times, where Gary Headrick, the San Clemente Green founder, told the paper about Hinkle: "He's the kind of guy who gives you hope about the future. It's hard to find young people who take these things seriously, but Jackson is fearless and well-informed."
The same year, Hinkle attended Saddleback College, a community college in Mission Viejo, to pursue political science.
Hinkle began his political activism in the late 2010s, aligning with the "Bernie Bro" movement and running in a San Clemente city council special election in 2019. During his campaign, which was endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America and Orange County Employees Association, he advocated that the city of San Clemente have its own police department, he "categorically and unconditionally" opposed the legalization of prostitution, and proposed combating the presence and effect of nuclear waste in the area. Hinkle ultimately lost the election.
In 2020, Hinkle launched the political show The Dive with Jackson Hinkle on YouTube, on which he reached 300,000 subscribers by 2023, later expanding to Twitch. The show moved to Rumble, when he was banned from YouTube and Twitch for "harmful misinformation" related to the war in Ukraine. On February 4, 2021, Hinkle announced on Twitter that he had joined the People's Party.
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Jackson Hinkle
Jackson Daniel Hinkle (born September 15, 1999) is an American political commentator, influencer, and conspiracy theorist who hosts the web television show Legitimate Targets with Jackson Hinkle on YouTube, Rumble, and X. A co-founder of the American Communist Party (ACP), which has promoted policies supportive of neo-Stalinism and Xi Jinping Thought, he is known for his support for Russia in the Russo-Ukrainian War, for his opposition to Israel and support for Hamas, Iran, Hezbollah, and the Houthis in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and for taking a pro-Pakistan stance on the Kashmir conflict. Hinkle has been accused of disseminating false statements and misinformation on social media, and using social media platforms to support various authoritarian regimes around the world.
Born in San Clemente, California, Hinkle has dubbed himself an "American Conservative Marxist–Leninist". Promoting a syncretic mix of cultural conservative and communist ideas, he is a self-described proponent of "MAGA communism", an ideology which calls for supporting Donald Trump voters but opposes Trump himself for his pro-Israel stance. As such, Hinkle has called on those who support the American working class to ally with the MAGA movement against an alleged globalist threat. Initially an environmentalist during his high school years, Hinkle has turned to promoting pro-fossil fuels stances in recent years.
Journalists and fact checkers have said that Hinkle has spread disinformation and conspiracy theories. His show, The Dive with Jackson Hinkle, was banned from Twitch for violating misinformation policies and propagating disinformation about the war in Ukraine, motivating its move to Rumble. He was banned from YouTube on grounds of disinformation, before being reinstated in 2025. Since the start of the Gaza war, his posts on X attracted virality, with some described as disinformation in the war. His posts and commentary have been cited by Russian and Iranian state media, and he has appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight, One America News Network, and RT.
Hinkle was born on September 15, 1999 in San Clemente, California, where he also attended public schools, graduating from the San Clemente High School in 2018. He was an active member of his middle school's surf club, which made him familiar with the impact of plastic pollution and became the catalyst for his entry into activism. He became active in anti-plastic pollution movements at the age of 17, founding the Team Zissou Environmental Organization (named after the protagonist of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), which engaged in environmental lobbying and organized volunteer beach cleanups in Orange County.[verify]
In 2017, Hinkle became Water Ambassador for The Water Effect at The Ecology Center, and was named one of "The 17 Most Inspirational Kids of 2017" by Reader's Digest, with him also being covered in Teen Vogue as one of eight young environmentalists "working to save the earth" that same year. In 2018, Hinkle went to Washington, D.C., with representatives of the nuclear safety advocacy group San Clemente Green. He spoke at a congressional briefing on the subject of safely dealing with decommissioned nuclear plants, and met with congressional members, an event covered by the Los Angeles Times, where Gary Headrick, the San Clemente Green founder, told the paper about Hinkle: "He's the kind of guy who gives you hope about the future. It's hard to find young people who take these things seriously, but Jackson is fearless and well-informed."
The same year, Hinkle attended Saddleback College, a community college in Mission Viejo, to pursue political science.
Hinkle began his political activism in the late 2010s, aligning with the "Bernie Bro" movement and running in a San Clemente city council special election in 2019. During his campaign, which was endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America and Orange County Employees Association, he advocated that the city of San Clemente have its own police department, he "categorically and unconditionally" opposed the legalization of prostitution, and proposed combating the presence and effect of nuclear waste in the area. Hinkle ultimately lost the election.
In 2020, Hinkle launched the political show The Dive with Jackson Hinkle on YouTube, on which he reached 300,000 subscribers by 2023, later expanding to Twitch. The show moved to Rumble, when he was banned from YouTube and Twitch for "harmful misinformation" related to the war in Ukraine. On February 4, 2021, Hinkle announced on Twitter that he had joined the People's Party.