Anastasia Maria Loupis

Anastasia Maria Loupis (born 28 November 1978[1]) is a Danish physician and far-right activist.[2][3][4] She is known for her anti-transgender and anti-vaccine activism,[2][5][6] and for espousing antisemitic and anti-Israel rhetoric during the Gaza war.[2][3]

Early life and career

Loupis is of Greek descent.[7] In August 2014, Loupis co-authored a research paper suggesting the use of percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage as an alternative to oral anticoagulation for preventing strokes.[8]

Activism

Loupis initially became prominent for her opposition to COVID-19 vaccination and promotion of COVID-19 conspiracy theories.[3] She has posted an edited video of Bill Gates insinuating that he aims to use vaccines for population control[9] and shared an article by The Washington Times which falsely claimed that "Vaccines don't work, masks don't work: Everything government told us about COVID-19 was wrong."[10]

Loupis is a vocal critic of gender-affirming surgery and rights for gay and transgender people.[5][6] In July 2023, she praised Russia for passing a law banning gender-affirming care for trans people.[11] That month, she also tweeted, "There is no such thing as 'man made climate change' so why does the World Economic Forum want people to eat bugs, micro plastics, fake meat, seed oils, and air proteins?"[12]

In December 2024, Loupis criticized Elon Musk for his support of an immigration program for skilled foreign workers. Her engagement on X (formerly Twitter) subsequently collapsed.[4][13] In January 2025, she said she was planning to sue Musk, saying, "It has turned out to be all lies from him. It's disappointing because we supported him and believed in him very, very much."[4]

Gaza war

Following the 2023 October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent Gaza war, Loupis switched to posting pro-Palestinian and antisemitic content.[3][14] According to Rolling Stone writer Miles Klee, Loupis was one of many online accounts that had co-opted the Palestinian cause to make money or frame their antisemitic rhetoric as anti-Zionism.[14]

In October 2023, Loupis blamed supporters of Israel for "forcing" the COVID-19 vaccines onto people. In April 2024, she claimed that US president Joe Biden's government was dominated by Jewish people.[3] She has also posted misinformation about the war, such as a doctored photo showing IDF soldiers holding the ISIS flag[15] and falsely claiming that Hezbollah had killed IDF chief Herzi Halevi during its drone strike on Binyamina.[16]

In May 2024, Loupis was announced as a VIP guest at the America First Political Action Conference, a white nationalist political conference founded by white supremacist Nick Fuentes.[3] In response to the cancellation of the conference, she posted on social media, "Nick was right. America is Israel-occupied territory. America is a banana republic. Jews have no power."[17]

In January 2026, Loupis announced she would be joining UpScrolled, a pro-Palestinian social media platform launched in June 2025.[18]

Personal life

Loupis lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Anastasia Maria Loupis". Autregweb. Archived from the original on 20 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Butler, Kiera (25 October 2023). "The far right has a new big lie: Claiming to support Palestine". Mother Jones. Retrieved 13 April 2026. On X, other influential accounts in this troubling little corner of the anti-Israel far-right include Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis, an anti-vaccine and anti-trans activist with nearly 900,000 followers...
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 MacDonald, Alex (28 June 2024). "The far-right activists advocating for Palestinians". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Thompson, Stuart A. (23 April 2025). "They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 April 2026. Anastasia Maria Loupis runs a popular account on X that used to receive hundreds of thousands of views each day for her far-right commentary, conspiracy theories and antisemitic statements.
  5. 1 2 Reid, Harrison (7 February 2023). "Sonny Bill Williams slammed for since-deleted divisive 'transphobic' post". 7NEWS. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 "SBW ignites storm of controversy with 'transphobic' social media post". The New Zealand Herald. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Kahan, Raphael (3 December 2023). "The anti-Israel propaganda machine is at its peak - and there is no one to stop it". Ynetnews. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  8. ↑ De Backer, Ole; Loupis, Anastasia M.; Ihlemann, Nikolaj; Vejlstrup, Niels G.; Søndergaard, Lars; Franzen, Olaf W. (August 2014). "Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention". Danish Medical Journal. 61 (8): A4879. ISSN 2245-1919. PMID 25162439.
  9. 1 2 Khourie, Taryn (31 March 2023). "No, Bill Gates is not practising population control through vaccines – video combines two speeches out of context". Africa Check. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Khourie, Taryn (5 April 2023). "Don't be fooled by article by misinformation website – masks and vaccines do work in preventing the spread of Covid-19". Africa Check. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Gingerich, Mia (27 July 2023). ""Putin gets it": Right-wing media champion Russian law banning adult transitions and call for America to do the same". Media Matters for America. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Meddah, Hajar (29 November 2023). "Pro-meat misinformation rife on social media, says report". The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  13. ↑ Landymore, Frank (23 April 2025). "Twitter Appears to Be Shadow Banning Accounts That Criticize Elon Musk". Futurism. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  14. 1 2 Villarreal, Daniel (1 November 2023). "Anti-LGBTQ+ Twitter accounts use Gaza conflict misinformation to gain influence". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Sabry, Ahmed (13 March 2024). "The Image Showing Israeli Soldiers Holding An ISIS Flag Has Been Altered". Misbar.
  16. ↑ Galgano, Daniel Patrick (16 October 2024). "Hezbollah strike did not kill IDF chief Herzi Halevi". Agence France-Presse.
  17. ↑ Starr, Michael (17 June 2024). "Former KKK leader, David Duke teams up with antisemites at Detroit rally". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  18. ↑ Sellman, Mark (10 February 2026). "TikTok rival UpScrolled hosts antisemitic and pro-terrorism content". The Times. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
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