Two Federal Court Cases Unravel as YouTube and TikTok Grifters Caught Pushing Lies, Fake Service, and Weaponized Satire Claims
By Dick LaFontaine with Richard Luthmann
TEAM CANCEL CULTURE CONSPIRACY: “LUTHMANN WAS SERVED”
Jeremy Hales, the flamboyant YouTuber behind What the Hales, kicked off his latest legal stunt with a brazen lie. Earlier this week, he told his followers he had served investigative journalist Richard Luthmann with federal court papers at the Fort Myers Federal Courthouse.
That never happened.
“You went on the internet and told everybody you served me with papers. That’s false,” Luthmann said in a direct video message. “I have not been served.”
There is no affidavit of service, no process server, and no court record. Luthmann says the false claim didn’t just mislead Hales’s viewers—it may destroy Hales’s entire federal case.
“Lying about service is a fatal procedural error,” Luthmann said. “Hales nuked his own case before it started.”
But this may go beyond a civil misstep. Luthmann has confirmed he is already in contact with legal and law enforcement sources regarding the possibility that Hales may attempt to file a false affidavit of service in federal court in Gainesville.
That would be a federal felony—perjury under 18 U.S.C. § 1621, obstruction under § 1503, and possibly fraud on the court.
Danesh Noshirvan—Hales’s new cancel culture partner—may also be exposed.
Luthmann pointed to a post on THREADS where Noshirvan admitted knowledge of the false service. That could make him a co-conspirator in a criminal fraud scheme.
“This is not just a lie—it’s a potential criminal conspiracy,” Luthmann said. “They tried to turn a YouTube stunt into a federal case, and now they’ve tripped into felony territory.”
Luthmann says he’s preparing scorched-earth counterclaims against Hales and the entire “What the Hales Echo Chamber” for defamation, fraud on the court, and abuse of process.
“The only thing Jeremy Hales served was another big helping of bullshit,” Luthmann said.
THE CANCEL CULTURE COALITION: “REVENGE PORN” OR POLITICAL PARODY?
The second lie from the Hales camp is even more explosive. Megan Fox, a self-described journalist and Hales loyalist, accused Luthmann of creating “revenge porn” under the newly signed Take It Down Act.
The basis for her claim? A parody video featuring digitized versions of Hales and Fox in a car, deliberately styled as rawly-edited cut-outs. There’s no nudity, no intimacy, no realism. It wasn’t a “deepfake.” Just pure satire.
“It’s satire, not porn,” said Luthmann. “It’s not intimate or sexual. Anyone who sees it knows it’s not meant to be real, but to convey a message.”
The Take It Down Act, signed by President Trump on May 19, criminalizes nonconsensual intimate images (NCII), AI-generated explicit content only when it is indistinguishable from a real person. The law targets deepfakes, not cartoonish parodies.
However, the law’s “takedown” provision applies to a much broader category of content—potentially any images involving intimate or sexual content at all—than the narrower NCII definitions found elsewhere in the bill.
Additionally, there are no protections against frivolous or bad-faith takedown requests. Lawful content—including satire, journalism, and political speech—could be wrongly censored.
“This isn’t porn, and it’s not a deepfake,” Luthmann said. “Fox and Hales are public figures who inject themselves into a large YouTube audience. You can’t use this law to silence parody.”
The Electronic Frontier Foundation agrees. “The takedown provision lacks critical safeguards,” said EFF’s Jason Kelley. “It’s ripe for abuse.”
Luthmann calls the accusation “absurd, anti-American, and unconstitutional.”
MEGAN FOX: FROM REALTOR TO JOURNALIST TO CANCEL CULTURE COOT
Megan Melissa Fox, 49, of Naples, New York, is more than a Hales booster. She’s his lead digital enforcer. From her rural home at 5956 State Route 21—shared with probable husband Jason George Fox and their daughter Veronica—Fox runs a constant smear campaign under the guise of commentary.
Her public record spans a dozen addresses across New York, Illinois, and Hawaii. She once held an Illinois real estate license (expired in 2011) and owned properties in Mokena and Tinley Park.
These days, she peddles rage content and personal vendettas.
Fox claims to champion “free speech,” but critics say she targets abuse victims and whistleblowers. Protective mothers say she doxxes, gaslights, and aligns with known abusers.
Her obsession with Luthmann—now calling satire a sex crime—may be her most extreme move yet.
“She’s trying to turn a cartoonish content into a felony,” said one civil liberties attorney. “That’s not advocacy. That’s abuse of power.”
Fox operates under several aliases, including Megan G. Fox and Megan M. Hauflaire. Despite not having registered with a political party, her rhetoric blends MAGA memes with cancel culture tactics.
Critics call her a “digital cultist” for Hales.
“She has no guardrails,” said Luthmann. “She’ll say anything, attack anyone, and weaponize any law. That’s not journalism—that’s fanaticism. My satirical comparisons are apt.”
DANESH NOSHIRVAN: HALES’S NEW HATCHET MAN
The third piece of the Echo Chamber puzzle is perhaps the most dangerous: Danesh Noshirvan, the professional cancel culture hitman who joined forces with Hales just as the fake service story broke.
“Danesh is an internet terrorist,” Luthmann said. “He admitted in court that he ran an OnlyFans and never filed the required 2257 model releases. That’s a federal felony.”
Under federal law, adult content creators must verify and document the age and identity of every participant. Failure to file 2257 forms can trigger charges related to child exploitation and trafficking and carries a five-year prison sentence.
“I believe he’s a pedophile,” Luthmann said. “If you’re producing unverified adult content, you’re trafficking by default. Congress put the reporting law in place to protect children.”
Luthmann believes that Danesh, who doxxed the U.S. Supreme Court Justices in 2022 because he didn’t like the Dobbs decision, will face a federal indictment.
“It’s only a matter of time before Ed Martin gets around to Danesh in his new role at the DOJ,” Luthmann said. “It’s a five-year statute of limitations, so Ed Martin can indict by 2027, and I fully expect to see conspiracy, threats to public officials, and failure to file under 2257 and FARA charges.”
Martin served as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia in early 2025. President Trump appointed him as associate deputy attorney general and head of the DOJ’s “Weaponization Working Group,” where he has proposed publicly naming individuals he deems responsible for political crimes and abuses.
Luthmann says he has a separate litigation against Noshirvan, who defamed him, called him a “pedophile,” and has now made public threats, false claims, and knowingly amplified the fake service narrative.
“He brags about dispensing ‘justice,’” Luthmann said. “But when people kill themselves, or lose jobs, or get doxxed, he takes no responsibility. That’s not justice. That’s aggravated harassment and it’s criminal.”
THE CANCEL CULTURE COALITION: PROPAGANDA, LEGAL FIXERS, AND DIGITAL ENFORCERS
One of Luthmann’s litigation tasks is to define the entire What The Hales Echo Chamber.
“I’m getting subpoenas ready,” Luthmann said. “I’ll get documents from these people and then get them under oath. It will be the legal equivalent of a proctology exam.”
At the storm’s center is Jeremy Hales—the YouTuber-turned-plaintiff who built What the Hales into a drama-driven brand that monetizes public conflict, legal warfare, and clickbait chaos.
By his side is his wife and business partner, “George” Hales—better known as “Martha.” Resembling an alligator, she plays a key role in the couple’s content creation, branding, and carefully staged social media presence.
A shadow network of legal and digital operatives backs them. Chief among them is Randall Shochet, a former Missouri dentist with a tainted past who now acts as Hales’s legal fixer in Florida. Shochet has ties to insurance fraud and was denied admission to the Arkansas bar.
Alongside him is Larry Foreman, better known online as “DUI Guy+.” Foreman, a Kentucky-based attorney and YouTuber, has collaborated with Hales on custody-related cases and appears in content supporting controversial family court interventions.
Inside the core operation are propagandists like Travis Shane Willis, who controls channels such as Whatcha Doin Willis and Tube Town. He’s a full-time echo amplifier and opposition tracker.
Deanna West, through her channel Flippin Adventures, appears independent but frequently publishes Hales-aligned puff content.
Therese and Brett Granger, who operate Madam Mayor’s Adventures, are involved in the Otter Creek “signs scandal” and function as local surrogates for Hales in rural drama campaigns.
Another inner-circle figure is Jessica Krueger, who works directly with Hales in Otter Creek but publicly claims to “volunteer.”
Even former critics have joined the cult. Shara Michelle Wolfe, once a detractor, has flipped to a loyalist role. Widely seen as a mole or opportunist, Wolfe now parrots the Hales party line despite her earlier opposition.
Of course, the wider digital Echo Chamber includes Megan Fox, the most aggressive propagandist in Hales’s corner. Fox attacks whistleblowers, mothers, and journalists while invoking hair-brained interpretations of laws, like the idea that the Take It Down Act applies to parody and satire.
She’s joined by That Umbrella Guy (TUG), aka Matthew Lewis, a large-platform YouTuber who routinely supports Hales’s framing.
Other prominent online operatives include ShizzyWhizNuts, a known troll and digital bully; Jay Hip, also known as Jay Hipster, Hipsher, or “Pear Head,” who piles onto harassment campaigns; and a cluster of lesser-known but loyal figures such as Mr. Coop, Slug, and Rosalyn Duke, who likes it “Big and Black.“
Peripheral supporters like Rouge Momma, Squid Pro Quo, Spawntrooper, and The Wilbournes occasionally engage with Hales’ content, reinforcing narratives from the sidelines.
The network’s dirty tricks unit has also been linked to manipulated evidence campaigns. DJ Rattis was exposed for providing doctored screenshots to smear a Hales critic, while Veteran Nation is believed to be the original source of the fabricated material.
THE CANCEL CULTURE COALITION: CAN HALES AND DANESH COEXIST?
But the most dangerous recent addition is TikTok’s Danesh Noshirvan, a full-blown cancel culture operative known for doxxing, AI-enhanced harassment, and organizing social media mobs. His public alliance with Hales signals an escalation.
However, some believe the Hales-Danesh collaboration will be short-lived. While the two both hate Israel, Jews, and Richard Luthmann, and that may unite them in the short term, there are too many fundamental differences between Hales’ followers and Danesh’s followers to suggest that long-term collaboration would work.
Danesh is a Woke cancel culture “accountability” enforcer. Hales runs around making homophobic remarks like “You’re a gay faggot.” Danesh usually uses these types of clips to cancel and digitally crucify white males.
Also, many of Hales’ followers are fat white Hodunk Hillbillies from the Midwest and the South. They are quintessentially core Trump supporters. Danesh and his followers hate Trump with a passion.
Hales’ raw troll machinery of Hodunk Hillbillies is an informal but vicious support structure. They may not go for Danesh, who utterly despises them and their way of life.
The list includes Nikki Valenzuela, Pam Carson, Scott M. Taylor, Tracey Norri, Kim Boyd Ybarra, Wendy Wooby Woo, Lori Jones, Carol Welch, Mark VanLoffelt, Kelly KuperShmi, Kelly Ann Gandolfo, Dee Walker, Gail Portlock, Ken Sawyer, Kali Themis, TeeJay Hannon, and OneVision1111.
These enforcers maintain pressure through Facebook groups, YouTube comment sections, and coordinated harassment campaigns.
Together, this sprawling operation forms the What the Hales syndicate—a propaganda engine, legal intimidation squad, and digital lynch mob rolled into one.
THE FINAL COUNTERSTRIKE
Luthmann says this is only the beginning. His legal filings will name Hales, Fox, Noshirvan, and the entire network.
He’ll invoke litigation privilege, call out every lie, subpoena every participant, and bring federal scrutiny where it belongs.
“They want to silence me with fake lawsuits and phony service,” Luthmann said. “But I’m going to court—and I’m taking their whole house of cards down with me.”
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