Lauren Cherie Southern(born June 16, 1996) is a Canadian white nationalist, political activist, and alt-right Youtuber who is a major proponent of white genocide conspiracy theory, and helped spread the theory. Before entering politics she attended the University of Fraser Valley to study Political Sciences before dropping out after two years. She worked for the Rebel News for a few years before quitting in March 2017. In 2015 Southern ran as a Libertarian Party candidate in the Canadian federal election. In 2021, she became a contributor for Sky News Australia.
In May 2017 Southern supported Defend Europe with Martin Sellner and Brittany Sellner, then Pettibone to attempt to obstruct the refugee ships from North Africa and NGOs. As a result Patreon, a crowdfunding site banned her.
The Southern Poverty Law Center warned her videos could promote and inspire hate.