Overview
- Ansari, in a Tuesday statement, said coordinated threats, doxxing, and AI-made images have targeted her family and staff since the Iran war began.
- She said the harassment worsened after she filed articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for what she calls unlawful military actions.
- Her impeachment filing cites alleged illegal strikes, including a missile strike that hit a girls school, which she argues violated his oath of office.
- The New York Post reported a widely shared petition with more than 13,000 signatures that uses a doctored image and urges a probe into alleged Iran ties without evidence.
- Outlets covering her statements did not identify who is behind the threats or the fake images, and they offered no independent attribution for the online attacks.