Jared Holt
Jared Holt is a resident fellow at Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), based in Washington, DC. Prior to joining DFRLab, Jared worked as an investigative reporter at Right Wing Watch, where he covered right-wing extremist movements in the United States. His work has been published in outlets including the Washington Post, HuffPost, Columbia Journalism Review.
Jared graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 2015. He currently lives in Washington D.C.
January 2022
After the insurrection: How domestic extremists adapted and evolved after the January 6 US Capitol attack
This report by the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) provides an overview and analysis of the shifts observed in domestic extremist movements since the 2021 Capitol attack.
October 2021
Graham Brookie and Jared Holt featured in The Washington Post’s interactive piece on the January 6 insurrection
A three-part immersive series from The Washington Post examining Jan 6 and its fallout featuring the Digital Forensic Research Lab's Graham Brookie and Jared Holt.
May 2021
FAST THINKING: Trump’s post-Facebook future
Facebook's Oversight Board ruled Wednesday that former US President Donald Trump will remain banned from the platform for encouraging the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. And what consequences is it likely to have on online radicalization and the use and abuse of social media around the world?
