AltWorldly

Jake Vaughn, better known online as AltWorldly, is an American YouTuber who makes videos critical of Jehovah's Witnesses.
==Personal life==
Jake is married. He has a cat. He works in a hospital.
In April 2021, Jake was hospitalised for severe bleeding due to . His life was saved to a transfusion. At the end of 2021, he had surgery as the illness became worse.
===Deconversion===
Jehovah's Witnesses' stance against higher education prevented Jake from attending art school.
Jake left Jehovah's Witnesses in his thirties, and made his early videos whilst hiding his apostasy. He began to question his beliefs after seeing a video of one of the governing body members. For some time, Jake had also had issues with homophobic teachings. He later learned about groups with extreme and fundamentalist views from Hbomberguy, and gender and sexuality from ContraPoints. This led him to a breakdown. After reading about , he conducted research using , watched atheist YouTubers, and read .
When Jake stopped attending online religious meetings, it took some time for elders to notice, as he and his wife did not normally have their Zoom camera on.
Jake was formally disfellowshipped on April 20, 2021. Elders monitored his YouTube channel.
==JW FAQ==
Jake established the website JW FAQ, to rebut the articles found on the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Jehovah’s Witness’ official website, described as "regrettably full of misinformation and deception."
==Feud with Lloyd Evans==
In 2022, Jake was critical of fellow ex Jehovah's Witness Lloyd Evans, due to controversies surrounding his personal life, activism work, and legal threats against other activists. He discussed various incidents and allegations against Lloyd.
In March 2022, Jake received a letter from Lloyd's legal representatives, alleging that Jake made false, insulting, and defamatory and fabricated allegations.
After receiving the letter, Jake offered to take down the offending video, on the condition that Lloyd donate the revenue from his next video to a charity working in Ukraine.
==References==
Category:Commentary YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2010