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Role: Creator and operator of the Libs of TikTok social media brand; appointed member of the Oklahoma Library Media Advisory Committee Severity: P2

## Basis for Inclusion

Subject classification: Voluntary Public Figure — Raichik is not an elected or appointed government official in the traditional sense. She is a private citizen who voluntarily assumed a public leadership role in campaigns targeting LGBTQ+ educators, medical providers, and institutions.

Non-Speech Anchors met:

– Anchor D (Voluntarily and publicly assumed leadership/coordination role): Raichik is the identified, public face of the Libs of TikTok brand. She gives on-the-record interviews, appears at public events and conferences, and has been publicly identified by name since April 2022. She operates as the sole public leader of a media operation with over 2.8 million followers on X that systematically targets individuals and institutions by name and photograph.

– Anchor E (Used documented official non-elected capacity): In January 2024, Raichik accepted an appointment by Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters to the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Library Media Advisory Committee, a government advisory body tasked with recommending which materials should be removed from public school libraries.

What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Raichik’s political opinions, conservative beliefs, criticism of progressive education policies, or social media posts expressing political views are protected speech and are not the basis for this profile. The basis is her voluntary assumption of a public leadership role in targeting campaigns that have been linked to documented bomb threats and violent intimidation, and her acceptance of a government advisory appointment.

Speech characterization: Raichik’s social media posts expressing political opinions are protected speech. This profile documents the pattern of documented consequences following her targeting campaigns, her government advisory role, and the institutional responses, not her political beliefs.

Bio and Background

Chaya Raichik grew up in Los Angeles and later lived in Brooklyn, New York, where she worked as a real estate agent. She created the Libs of TikTok account on Twitter (now X) in April 2021, initially reposting TikTok videos by liberal-leaning creators with derisive commentary. The account’s identity was unknown until April 2022, when Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz identified Raichik as the account operator.

Source: USA Today, “Who is Chaya Raichik?,” January 24, 2024. https://news-leader.com/story/news/2024/01/24/who-is-chaya-raichik-libs-of-tiktok-creator-on-oklahoma-library-media-advisory-committee/72336094007/

Source: Wikipedia, “Libs of TikTok.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libs_of_TikTok

Public Activities and Influence

Targeting Campaign Operations

Libs of TikTok operates primarily on X (formerly Twitter), where Raichik posts the names, photographs, and workplaces of individuals — primarily LGBTQ+ teachers, doctors, librarians, and event organizers — alongside accusations of wrongdoing. The account characterizes doctors providing gender-affirming care as “child molesters,” “pedos,” “groomers,” and “butchers.”

Source: Wikipedia, “Libs of TikTok.”

Documented Pattern of Bomb Threats Following Posts

Multiple independent investigations have documented a pattern in which institutions and individuals featured in Libs of TikTok posts subsequently receive bomb threats and violent intimidation:

  • NBC News (February 2024): Identified 33 instances since November 2020 where people or institutions singled out by Libs of TikTok later reported bomb threats or other violent intimidation, across 16 states, Washington, D.C., and Ontario, Canada. Twenty-one of the 33 were bomb threats. In at least three instances, those bomb threats led to criminal charges against at least nine individuals. Officers and government officials in five jurisdictions — Burbank, California; Coralville, Iowa; Minnetonka, Minnesota; Oklahoma City; and Tualatin, Oregon — told NBC News they believed Raichik’s posts sparked threats in their communities.

Source: NBC News, “After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats followed,” February 2024. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/libs-tiktok-x-chaya-raichik-bomb-threat-twitter-of-libsoftiktok-rcna102784

  • Vice News (October 2023): Of 42 establishments featured in Libs of TikTok posts that Vice contacted, 11 schools and school districts reported receiving bomb threats. All but three of the 14 districts that responded said they received bomb threats within five days of being featured on Raichik’s feeds.

Source: Them, “Libs of TikTok’s Posts Are Linked to a Surge in Bomb Threats Against Schools,” October 2023. https://www.them.us/story/bomb-threats-schools-libs-of-tik-tok

  • Wikipedia (as of 2025): Reports at least 60 bomb threats linked to Libs of TikTok posts overall.

Source: Wikipedia, “Libs of TikTok.”

  • April 2024: At least 54 additional instances of bomb threats were reported linked to Libs of TikTok posts. Over 40 Planet Fitness locations across the United States received bomb threats after Libs of TikTok posted about a customer banned for photographing a transgender woman.

Source: Wikipedia, “Libs of TikTok.”

  • Oklahoma Union Public Schools (August 2023): Received bomb threats for six consecutive days, beginning one day after a Libs of TikTok post criticized an elementary school librarian. Walters reposted the original Libs of TikTok content.

Source: Oklahoma Watch, “Did Ryan Walters appoint the creator of the Libs of TikTok account…,” September 30, 2025.

Raichik has denied responsibility for the threats, stating they “had nothing to do with her or her followers.”

Source: Vice News, as cited in Them, October 2023.

Impact on Healthcare Access

The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Human Rights Campaign have documented that Libs of TikTok’s campaigns against children’s hospitals led some facilities to suspend gender-affirming care or remove information from their websites. A December 2022 HRC report stated: “Social media posts from accounts like Libs of TikTok and Matt Walsh kick off a cycle of harassment and stigma, with the ultimate goal of inciting violence and shutting down access to lifesaving and medically necessary gender affirming care.”

Source: Southern Poverty Law Center, “Chaya Raichik” extremist profile. https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/chaya-raichik/

Government Appointment

In January 2024, Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters appointed Raichik to the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Library Media Advisory Committee. The committee advises on which school library materials should be removed under Oklahoma’s Media Program Rule. Walters stated Raichik was “on the front lines showing the world exactly what the radical left is all about.”

State Representative Mickey Dollens (D) questioned the appointment: “Why did Superintendent Walters appoint a social media influencer to the state’s Library Media Advisory Committee? What are her qualifications? Is she a librarian? No. Education background? No. Does she even live in Oklahoma?”

Source: USA Today, “Oklahoma superintendent appoints Libs of TikTok creator to state library committee,” January 23, 2024.

Source: NBC News, “Libs of TikTok creator linked to bomb threats appointed to Oklahoma state library committee,” January 2024. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/libs-tik-tok-bomb-threats-oklahoma-library-committee-rcna135369

False Claims Against Public Officials

In August 2025, Libs of TikTok falsely claimed that Connecticut state representative Corey Paris had doxxed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, resulting in racist threats against him.

Source: Wikipedia, “Libs of TikTok.”

Controversies

SPLC Extremist Designation

The Southern Poverty Law Center has designated Raichik as an extremist, documenting her role in reviving the anti-LGBTQ+ “groomer” slur and her campaigns that have led to bomb threats against children’s hospitals and schools.

Source: SPLC, “Chaya Raichik” extremist profile.

Stochastic Terrorism Accusations

Following the NBC News investigation into bomb threats, multiple outlets and advocacy organizations have accused Raichik of engaging in stochastic terrorism — using public rhetoric to incite violence by others while maintaining plausible deniability. Raichik has denied these accusations and accused NBC News itself of “stochastic terrorism” for publishing the investigation.

Source: The Advocate, “Libs of TikTok hate account owner accuses NBC of terrorism,” February 2024. https://www.advocate.com/news/chaya-raichik-nbc-stochastic-terrorism

Truth and Reconciliation Considerations

The Libs of TikTok case represents a significant pattern in modern political radicalization: the use of social media platforms to systematically identify and target individuals by name and workplace, generating a documented pattern of violent threats while maintaining personal deniability. The documented correlation between posts and subsequent bomb threats — identified by multiple independent news investigations — raises accountability questions about the responsibilities of public figures who operate targeting campaigns at scale.

Raichik’s appointment to a government advisory committee by an allied elected official illustrates how online radicalization networks can gain formal institutional influence over public education policy.

Legal Status and Investigations

  • No criminal charges are known to have been filed against Raichik as of the date of this profile.
  • Raichik has not been found personally responsible for any bomb threats by any court.
  • Criminal charges have been filed against at least nine individuals responsible for specific bomb threats documented in the NBC News investigation.

Key Connections

  • Ryan Walters — Appointed Raichik to the Oklahoma Library Media Advisory Committee; reposted her content targeting Oklahoma educators. See: ryan-walters-profile.
  • Matt Walsh — Named alongside Raichik in the HRC report as part of a coordinated anti-LGBTQ+ media campaign.
  • Elon Musk / X (formerly Twitter) — Raichik’s primary platform; she has over 2.8 million followers on X.
  • Donald Trump — Raichik is a vocal Trump supporter and her campaigns align with Trump-era education and anti-DEI policy priorities.

For Trump Supporters: Questions Worth Considering

  • If a social media account repeatedly names specific schools and teachers, and those schools then receive bomb threats within days, should the account operator bear any responsibility — even if they didn’t personally make the threats?
  • Should someone who doesn’t live in Oklahoma, has no education background, and has no library experience be appointed to advise Oklahoma schools on which books to remove from libraries?
  • Is calling doctors who provide legally authorized medical care “child molesters” and “butchers” responsible advocacy, or does it put patients and healthcare workers at physical risk?
  • When hospitals stop providing care because of threats following social media targeting campaigns, who is harmed?

Factual correction requests: If you believe information in this profile is incorrect, please contact factcheck@patriot.university with your name (optional), the specific claim, and any supporting documentation. We review all submissions and correct verified errors promptly.

Sources

  1. NBC News, “After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats followed,” February 2024. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/libs-tiktok-x-chaya-raichik-bomb-threat-twitter-of-libsoftiktok-rcna102784
  2. Southern Poverty Law Center, “Chaya Raichik” extremist profile. https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/chaya-raichik/
  3. Wikipedia, “Libs of TikTok.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libs_of_TikTok
  4. Them, “Libs of TikTok’s Posts Are Linked to a Surge in Bomb Threats Against Schools,” October 2023. https://www.them.us/story/bomb-threats-schools-libs-of-tik-tok
  5. The Advocate, “Libs of TikTok hate account owner accuses NBC of terrorism,” February 2024. https://www.advocate.com/news/chaya-raichik-nbc-stochastic-terrorism
  6. USA Today, “Oklahoma superintendent appoints Libs of TikTok creator to state library committee,” January 23, 2024. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/23/chaya-raichik-libs-of-tiktok-oklahoma-public-education/72324642007/
  7. USA Today / News-Leader, “Who is Chaya Raichik?,” January 24, 2024. https://news-leader.com/story/news/2024/01/24/who-is-chaya-raichik-libs-of-tiktok-creator-on-oklahoma-library-media-advisory-committee/72336094007/
  8. NBC News, “Libs of TikTok creator linked to bomb threats appointed to Oklahoma state library committee,” January 2024. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/libs-tik-tok-bomb-threats-oklahoma-library-committee-rcna135369
  9. The Daily Beast, “‘Libs of TikTok’ Creator Chaya Raichik Now Advising Oklahoma School Libraries,” January 2024. https://www.thedailybeast.com/libs-of-tiktok-creator-chaya-raichik-now-advising-oklahoma-school-libraries/
  10. Oklahoma Watch, “Did Ryan Walters appoint the creator of the Libs of TikTok account…,” September 30, 2025. https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/09/30/did-ryan-walters-appoint-the-creator-of-the-libs-of-tiktok-account-whose-posts-have-led-to-bomb-threats-against-oklahoma-schools-to-a-state-library-advisory-committee/

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