Major anti-vaccine conspiracist contributes to LePage, other Maine Republicans

Campaign finance reports reveal Dr. Christiane Northrup, who was named one of the twelve most influential spreaders of vaccine misinformation on social media by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, is supporting the gubernatorial campaign of former Maine Governor Paul LePage.

On Jan. 18, LePage released his 2022 gubernatorial campaign’s semi-annual finance reports. The filing showed LePage raised more than $885,000 from November 4, 2020 to December 31, 2021.

Northrup, a Dartmouth-educated physician and best-selling author turned vaccine disinformation superspreader, donated $21.33 to the LePage campaign every month since July 2021 for a total of $127. The recurring donation is part of LePage’s “Gov Club” subscription, which gives subscribers early access to event tickets and exclusive campaign merchandise.

Northrup did not respond to Beacon’s request for comment regarding her support of LePage.

Along with anti-vaccine conspiracizing, the Yarmouth-based doctor has a history of promoting the far-right QAnon conspiracy to her followers. In an October 2020 Facebook Live video, she urged her fans to “personally look up Q” and do their own research on the conspiracy, which claims former President Donald Trump is waging a secret war against a global cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles led by prominent Democrats and Hollywood celebrities. The QAnon movement is considered a “domestic terror threat” by the FBI.

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