Editing Andrew Bolt

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'''Andrew Bolt''' (September 26, 1959) is an Australian [[Alt-Right|alt-right]] political commentator. He has worked at the ''Herald Sun'' and Sky News Australia as well as serving as the host of ''The Bolt Report''. Bolt has received criticisms for racist views, historical revisionism, and [[COVID denialism]].

== Villainy ==

* He has downplayed the effects of the [[Stolen Generations]], stating that the removal policy was not racially motivated and was not performed with genocidal intent.<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,19610693-25717,00.html Be a Manne and name just 10], ''Herald Sun''</ref> He has also ignored any historical evidence by professor Robert Manne contradicting his narrative.<ref>[http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/that_debate_last_night/ That debate last night], ''Andrew Bolt Blog''</ref>
* In 2002, he tried to defame a magistrate named Jelena Popovic for allegedly hugging two drug traffickers and letting them walk free. Bolt lost the case and Popovic was awarded $246,000 damages for defamation after suing Bolt. Bolt's reporting was described by a judge as "at worst, dishonest and misleading and at best, grossly careless".<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/21/1069027329860.html?from=storyrhs Magistrate's libel claim is upheld], ''The Age''</ref>
* The federal court case ''Eatock v Bolt'' saw a court rule that Bolt had violated the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 by publishing a series of articles claiming that certain left-wing Aboriginal figures were not really Aboriginal.<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/andrew-bolt-x-racial-vilification-court-case/story-e6frg996-1226148919092 Andrew Bolt loses racial vilification court case], ''The Australian''</ref>
* Bolt has argued against Australian immigration laws, claiming that immigration is changing Australian culture and referring to it as "colonization".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/aug/02/andrew-bolts-tidal-wave-of-immigrants-article-prompts-press-council-complaint Andrew Bolt's 'tidal wave of immigrants' article prompts press council complaint], ''The Guardian''</ref> This aligns with the far-right conspiracy theory known as the "[[Great Replacement]]".
* Bolt has shown to display signs of [[ableism]] and climate change denialism as well.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/oct/13/news-corps-andrew-bolt-says-his-companys-climate-campaign-is-rubbish News Corp's Andrew Bolt says his company's climate change campaign is 'rubbish'], ''The Guardian''</ref> In one such example from 2019, Bolt mocked Swedish activist Greta Thunberg for her autism and argued that her views should not be taken seriously because of it.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/aug/02/andrew-bolts-mocking-of-greta-thunberg-leaves-autism-advocates-disgusted Andrew Bolt's mocking of Greta Thunberg leaves autism advocates 'disgusted'], ''The Guardian''</ref>
* Bolt tried to discredit professor Bruce Pascoe's claims of aboriginal identity and dismissed his book, ''Dark Emu'' as Australia's "greatest literary hoax" based on information provided by [[Dark Emu Exposed]] in order to prove that Pascoe is a fraud who has rewritten the history of Aboriginal Australian lifestyles.<ref>[https://www.bing.com/search?q=andrew+blot+dark+emu+is+literary+hoax&cvid=d1120dcae2dd438482f4e481dde58732&aqs=edge..69i57j0l6.7929j0j4&FORM=ANAB01&PC=HCTS Historian Bruce Pascoe’s book ‘Dark Emu’ criticised over accuracy concerns], ''Sky News Australia''</ref>
* In February 2020 Bolt was accused of downplaying child sexual grooming after commenting that a convicted groomer had "hit on" his victim.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/feb/19/child-protection-groups-condemn-andrew-bolt-for-saying-convicted-st-kevins-groomer-hit-on-victim Child protection groups condemn Andrew Bolt for saying convicted St Kevin's groomer 'hit on' victim], ''The Guardian''</ref>
* During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bolt argued that the pandemic was "wildly exaggerated"<ref>[https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/whilst-deadly-the-coronavirus-danger-has-been-wildly-exaggerated-bolt/video/4302aca33d116166cc5858f7602239f4 Whilst deadly – the coronavirus danger ‘has been wildly exaggerated’: Bolt], ''Sky News Australia''</ref> and argued that lockdown restrictions should be restricted because they were only "to save aged-care residents from dying a few months earlier", which he argued was less important than the Australian economy.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/aug/07/andrew-bolts-views-diagnosed-as-disgraceful-after-coronavirus-controversies Andrew Bolt's views diagnosed as ‘disgraceful’ after coronavirus controversies], ''The Guardian''</ref>

== Trivia ==

* Bolt responded negatively to the 2002 historical film ''Rabbit-Proof Fence'', stating that its portrayal of the assimilation policies against the Stolen Generations was inaccurate, to which his claims were refuted by the filmmakers and Doris Pilkington Garimara.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/03/rabbit-proof-fence-at-20-it-was-such-a-tough-gig-for-three-young-blackfellas Rabbit-Proof Fence at 20: ‘It was such a tough gig for three young blackfellas’], ''The Guardian''</ref>
*Andrew Bolt is of Dutch descent and was born to Dutch immigrants in South Australia.

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