The Art of Political Meme-Making in the Age of Fake News—Carpe Donktum [Eagle Council Special]

By Jan Jekielek
Jan Jekielek
Jan Jekielek
Senior Editor
Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”
September 28, 2019Updated: October 26, 2019

At the 48th Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Council, we sat down with popular meme smith Carpe Donktum. We discuss how he started making memes, how he finds humor in politics, and why he took on the name Carpe Donktum.

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