Chantelle Baker
New Zealand conspiracy activist and a social media influencer
Chantelle Baker is a right-wing New Zealand social media influencer and conservative activist who is the daughter of former New Conservative Party leader Leighton Baker. In 2022, she attracted domestic media attention for her involvement in the 2022 Wellington protest and for her promotion of anti-COVID vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories.
Family
Chantelle Baker is the daughter of Leighton Baker, who served as the leader of the New Conservative Party between 2015 and 2020. According to The Spinoff, Baker was a self-described fashionista and reality TV competitor who posted mainly fashion and beauty-related videos prior to the 2022 Wellington protest.
Controversial views
Opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandates
By February 2022, Chantelle claimed 100,000 followers on social media. Between February and March 2022, Chantelle and her father Leighton took part in the 2022 Wellington protest against the covid vaccine and mandates. During the protest, Chantelle used Facebook and Instagram to distribute livestream footage of the protest, interviews promoting vaccine conspiracies including that COVID-19 vaccines could make a person "magnetic," and updates about court proceedings against protesters who were arrested. Though she and her father claimed not to speak on behalf of the protesters, they met with the Police to discuss the protest and the resulting vehicle blockage in the Wellington CBD. The Spinoff's editor Toby Manhire described her as the "Instagram-ready face of the protest" due to her prolific social media promotion of the protest.
After the Police dispersed the protesters from the New Zealand Parliament's grounds on 3 March 2022, Chantelle claimed that fires started by protesters were started by police and agent provocateurs. Following the Wellington parliament protest, Baker continued sharing information on social media that conflicted with public health advice and expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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