Evie Magazine

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'''''Evie Magazine''''' is an [[alt-right]] online women's magazine that mixes [[crankery|nuttery]] like [[QAnon]] apologia and [[raw milk]] promotion with ''Cosmopolitan''-style articles.<ref>Gaby Del Valle (September 2023). [https://thebaffler.com/salvos/land-ho-del-valle "Land Ho"]. ''The Baffler''.</ref><ref name="RollingStoneEJMay">E.J. Dickson (May 31, 2023). [https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/womens-magazine-gen-z-cosmo-far-right-evie-1234744617/ "This Women’s Mag Is Like a Gen Z ‘Cosmo’ for the Far Right"]. ''Rolling Stone''.</ref><ref>S.G. Cheah (July 1, 2020). [https://web.archive.org/web/20210303142931/https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/lets-talk-about-qanon-where-they-actually-right/ "Call Me Crazy: How The Online Crackdown of Q Anon Made Me (Begrudgingly) Go Down The Rabbit Hole"]. ''Evie Magazine''.</ref><ref>Nicole Dominique (March 7, 2023). [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401141859/https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/jan-6-capitol-riot-staged-footage-qanon-shaman-led-capitol-police "Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Staged? New Footage Shows QAnon Shaman Being Peacefully Led Through Capitol By Police"]. ''Evie Magazine''. Note that their source is [[Tucker Carlson]].</ref> Its founder (Brittany Hugoboom — née Brittany Martinez), well in line with this, described the publication as a "conservative ''Cosmo''".<ref name="MBFC"/><ref name="MerlanVice2021">Anna Merlan (October 26, 2021). [https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjbdyb/anti-vaxxer-fertility-evie-magazine-classical-femininity "Anti-Vaxxers Are Making a Play for the Hearts, Minds, and Wombs of Young Women"]. ''Vice''.</ref><ref name="AllSides"/> As of 2021, the CEO of this particular women's magazine was actually Brittany's husband, Gabriel Hugoboom.<ref name="MerlanVice2021"/>

Among the site's writers are [[Ben Shapiro]]'s sister (Abby Shapiro), [[Lauren Chen]], a senior [[PragerU]] staffer, and whoever at [[Hillsdale College]] they could get to contribute.<ref name="RollingStoneEJMay"/> Aside from QAnon-apologetics articles, others spread "[[fear, uncertainty, and doubt]]" (FUD) [[2020 U.S. presidential election#Fraud claims|about the 2020 U.S. presidential election]],<ref>Erica Jimenez (November 4, 2020). [https://web.archive.org/web/20201129193147/https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/trump-won-last-night-voter-fraud-flipped-these-states-overnight/ "Opinion: Trump Should Have Won Last Night. Is Voter Fraud Responsible For Flipping These States Overnight?"]. ''Evie Magazine''.</ref><ref>Katie Gu (November 14, 2020). [https://medium.com/bigger-picture/behind-the-scenes-of-an-unbiased-womens-magazine-dangerous-conspiracy-theories-disinformation-e7aa7c6b3af5 "Behind the Scenes of an 'Unbiased' Women’s Magazine"]. ''The Bigger Picture'' (''Medium'').</ref> [[abortion]],<ref>Maggie Harrison (September 11, 2022). [https://futurism.com/neoscope/peter-thiel-period-tracking-app "Concern Grows Around Billionaire Peter Thiel's Period-Tracking App"]. ''Neoscope'' (''Futurism'').</ref><ref name="RollingStoneEJMay"/> [[birth control]],<ref>Lauren Weber and Sabrina Malhi (March 21, 2024). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03/21/stopping-birth-control-misinformation/ "Women are getting off birth control amid misinformation explosion"]. ''The Washington Post''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240418012720/https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03/21/stopping-birth-control-misinformation/ (Archived)].</ref><ref name="RollingStoneEJMay"/> [[LGBT]] communities,<ref name="RollingStoneEJMay"/><ref name="MMFAOct2022"/> and vaccines (including [[anti-vaccination]] myths apparently originating from sources like conspiracy theorist {{wpl|Naomi Wolf||).}}<ref name="MBFC"/><ref name="MerlanVice2021"/> One can also find pro-[[acupuncture]]/[[TCM]] [[testimonials]].<ref>Ani Dietman (June 8, 2023). [https://web.archive.org/web/20230608212848/https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/how-acupuncture-restored-my-lost-cycle-and-my-hope "How Acupuncture Restored My Lost Cycle (And My Hope)"]. ''Evie Magazine''.</ref>

==Bias ratings==
[[Media Bias/Fact Check]] deems it "Far-Right biased and Questionable based on the promotion of conspiracy theories, [[pseudoscience]], [[propaganda]], poor sources, [[Deceit|false claims]], and failed fact checks."<ref name="MBFC">(Updated May 24, 2023). [https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/evie-magazine-bias/ "Evie Magazine – Bias and Credibility"]. ''Media Bias/Fact Check''.</ref> AllSides gave it a low/initial-confidence "lean-right" rating in 2020/2021.<ref name="AllSides">[https://www.allsides.com/news-source/evie-magazine-media-bias "Evie Magazine"]. ''AllSides''.</ref> AllSides also commented: 
{{blockquote|The content typically stands against [[progressive]] [[feminism]] and encourages [[marriage]], monogamy, traditional [[family values]], and purposeful dating. Content is critical of [[porn]], hook-up culture, [[socialism]]/[[communism]], and the [[birth control]] pill, instead advocating for [[Rhythm method|natural planning methods]]. ''Evie'' typically advocates for [[Traditional Chinese medicine|Eastern medicinal approaches]] over [[Western medicine|Western approaches]], embracing preventative medicine and a [[Alternative medicine|holistic approach to health]] rather than pharmaceuticals.<ref name="AllSides"/>}}

==''28'' app==
''Evie'' also operates a [[Menstruation|menstrual cycle]] tracking mobile app called "28", which [[Trump]]-linked billionaire [[Peter Thiel]] has a stake in (apparently to the tune of $3.2 million).<ref name="TechCrunch28">Natasha Lomas (August 23, 2022). [https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/23/28-seed-thiel-capital/ "Cycle-focused femtech startup, 28, grabs backing from Thiel Capital"]. ''TechCrunch''.</ref><ref name="RollingStoneEJMay"/><ref name="MMFAOct2022">Alyssa Tirrell and Rob Savillo (October 31, 2022). [https://www.mediamatters.org/peter-thiel/peter-thiels-recent-media-investment-period-tracking-app-dissuades-users-taking-birth "Peter Thiel’s recent media investment is a period tracking app that dissuades users from taking birth control"]. ''Media Matters for America''.</ref> It claims: "28 empowers women to become experts of their own bodies and gives them the tools to improve their health by [[Nature woo|naturally]] balancing their hormones."<ref name="RollingStoneEJMay"/> According to ''TechCrunch'', the app also offers "[[Bullshit|science-based]] [[horoscope]]s" (oh, ''brother!''), and: "If a user doesn't currently have a period, say because they're [[pregnant]] or on the pill for example, the startup suggests using the lunar cycle as an alternative."<ref name="TechCrunch28"/> The ''28'' app attempts to persuade users not to take birth control (including by "exaggerating the side effects of the pill"), according to a ''[[Media Matters for America]]'' investigation.<ref name="MMFAOct2022"/>

==See also==
*''[[Conservative Teen]]''
*[[TikTok]] — ''Evie'''s founder has a large following there.<ref name="MerlanVice2021"/>

==External links==
*[https://www.eviemagazine.com Their webshite]
*[https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2023/03/20/social-media-wellness-influencers-peddle-lies-about-birth-control/ "Social Media 'Wellness' Influencers Peddle Lies About Birth Control",] Rewire News Group

==References==
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