The Propaganda FilesKaren Attiah
Founding Global Opinions editor and later opinion columnist at The Washington Post, where she edited Jamal Khashoggi. The Post fired her in September 2025 over posts about Charlie Kirk; an arbitrator ordered her reinstated in August 2026.
The receipts (6)
Fired by Post over social posts after Charlie Kirk's killing
The Post's termination letter cited her Bluesky posts about Kirk as 'gross misconduct.' An arbitrator ruled on Aug. 24, 2026 the firing lacked good cause and ordered her rehired with back pay.
Source: The Guardian →Fact-checkers: Kirk's remark named four specific women
Snopes noted Kirk's 2023 comment named four specific Black women, which critics said Attiah's paraphrase generalized to Black women broadly.
Source: Snopes →Attiah calls Democratic Party 'an absolute embarrassment'
Posted: "Good luck to Democrats in 2024. They'll desperately need it. This party has been an absolute embarrassment."
Source: X (@KarenAttiah) →Column framed Jan. 6 as a coup in 'Western media' style
Column on the Capitol riot used the same framing, treating it as an attempted coup by Trump supporters.
Source: The Washington Post →Attiah faults debate for letting Trump push fraud claims
Posted: "This is dangerous and irresponsible to allow Trump to spew his insinuations about election fraud and voting being rigged."
Source: X (@KarenAttiah) →Column called George Floyd killing 'ethnic violence' under 'Trump regime'
Her 'how Western media would cover it' column described Minneapolis events under the 'Trump regime.'
Source: The Washington Post →