Taylor Lorenz

Lorenz's career has been marked by controversy. In 2024, she left The Washington Post after posting an image on Instagram that labeled President Joe Biden a "war criminal," leading to an internal investigation. She then launched the newsletter User Mag and the podcast Power User. In December 2022, Elon Musk temporarily suspended her Twitter account, citing "prior doxxing action." In April 2025, she drew criticism for calling Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of health insurance CEO Brian Thompson, "morally good" during a CNN interview.

Lorenz broke a major investigative story on August 27, 2025, published in WIRED, exposing a program run by the Sixteen Thirty Fund, part of the Arabella Advisors network. The program, called the Chorus Creator Incubator, pays Democratic influencers up to $8,000 per month to produce content boosting Democratic messaging, targeting young voters after the 2024 election loss. The initiative involves over 90 influencers, mostly centrist or pro-DNC figures, and imposes strict non-disclosure agreements to hide the funding from audiences and regulators. At 5'7" with an average build, Lorenz has established herself as a prominent voice in digital media, despite the controversies that have followed her work.