The journalist was not on Ukraine’s so-called kill list or in the Myrotvorets database. His sister and local police believe that his death was unrelated to his journalistic activities.
Pro-Russian sources have spread manipulative headlines claiming that InfoWars reporter Jamie White was allegedly murdered shortly after Ukraine added him to its kill list. The propagandists suggest that the motive for the murder was his criticism of Ukraine. However, White frequently spread disinformation and anti-Ukrainian conspiracy theories, including claims about American bio-labs in Ukraine and that the Maidan protests were orchestrated by Barack Obama’s administration.
These reports twist real events into manipulative and blatantly false conclusions. Ultra-right-wing and conspiracy-minded InfoWars journalist Jamie White was indeed murdered in Austin on the evening of March 9, on his way home from work. And in June 2024, he claimed on his X account that he had been added to a “list of enemies of Ukraine” but he provided no links or evidence that this list existed. Russian propagandists assumed he was referring to Myrotvorets, but White’s name does not appear in that database. Moreover, Myrotvorets is not funded by the U.S. State Department or USAID and is not a “kill list.” It catalogs individuals deemed a threat to Ukraine’s national security and operates through crowdfunding. Moreover, the screenshot White posted of the alleged “list” does not match the actual appearance of the Myrotvorets website. There is no evidence that Jamie White was on any “list of enemies of Ukraine” – and it is doubtful that such a list even exists.
Moreover, the journalist’s sister, Kelly Neal, does not believe White was deliberately targeted. “I don’t believe it was targeted. He was shot by a person or persons trying to break into his car for the second time,” she told The Independent. Law enforcement officials share that view: police said White caught the perpetrators trying to steal his car, at which point he was shot. Several similar crimes occurred in Austin the same night, and the suspects are still being sought. All available evidence contradicts Russian propaganda claims that this was a targeted assassination.
We have also previously debunked false claims that the Myrotvorets database included UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Pope Francis.
