Meghan Conroy

Guest Author

Meghan Conroy (@meghaneconroy) is the U.S. Research Fellow with the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab). She was formerly an Investigator with the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, where she focused on the ways social media was used to mainstream extremist narratives and mobilize people to the Capitol. She is also on LinkedIn.

Articles by this author:

Insurgents inside the Capitol building during the January 6 attack. One holds a phone in front of his face, and a poster is erected over a statue. The poster reads, “America First Never give up never surrender!!!”

Introduction to Expert Statements on Role of Extremism in Social and News Media, submitted to January 6th House Select Committee

Jan. 6, 2024 Meghan Conroy and Justin Hendrix

Protesters hold signs that read "Trans Rights are Human Rights" while a wall of police stand between them and Proud Boys members with handkerchiefs over their faces.

The Proud Boys and Oath Keepers Are Domestic Terrorists, It’s Past Time to Call Them What They Are

Mar. 7, 2023 Meghan Conroy and Jon Lewis

Committee members attend the fifth hearing held by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 23, 2022 in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC.

Insiders’ View of the January 6th Committee’s Social Media Investigation

Jan. 5, 2023 Dean Jackson, Meghan Conroy and 1 more