Tara Knight thoroughly outed herself as a liar on her instagram, and was losing hundreds of followers every time she came out with a new lie. She seemingly ai generated a letter when the rag newsite The Needle asked her for comment, she claimed she sent them the letter on Bluesky, and then changed course on instagram saying she never sent it to them. I want to be clear that article by the needle was racist and am only really interested in the pdf of a letter and Tara’s own reaction to it.
She then made a public apology stating the fbi letter was a hoax, telling people to stop defending her for it. Then she posted a new letter on her announcements on her instagram, claiming that was the real letter, saying it was probably from a stalker. This letter was dated January 11th, while the original claim was made on January 6th. Additionally it had clearly never been folded like a piece of mail would be and contained none of the original threats, namely to cease publication of her book, and delete her writings on Substack. The response from her audience was disbelief, and was subsequently called out by her friend Rose161 for lying again. They had a public argument via their respective instagram stories, subsequently they both deleted all of these stories, and Tara deleted her latest claim of a new letter. She then finally took a break from instagram, and migrated to tumblr where she has been denying any accusation of lying, and painting herself as a victim of a hate mob. Most of the comments and replies I saw expressed frustration, confusion, and disappointment. Many people giving her the benefit of the doubt that she was sent a threatening letter, no matter how suspect her claims or behavior.
I followed her following the original claim of a threatening letter earlier this month. I had never heard of her before, but quickly muted her account finding something to be fishy but unable to put my finger on it. I’ve attached the letters below for reference, the first is the gen ai letter referenced by the needle, the second is her most recent claim, the third is one she sent privately to her own friends. I’ve also included her apology admitting to the threat being a hoax, and the closest thing to an explanation she has given.
Ultimately I think this destroys her credibility as a writer and voice within the community. She doesn’t deserve hate, certainly doesn’t deserve racism. Sending mean anons will only reinforce her victim mentality, and provides fuel for her blind followers to believe her more. However I think a public lie like this that she used to grift money from her own largely trans following is bad, and requires public awareness.
