Molly Conger

Molly Conger (born ) is an American activist and journalist based in Charlottesville, Virginia. After the Unite the Right rally in 2017, Conger stopped working in project management, and started researching the far-right. She documents Charlottesville news and briefly worked as a columnist at a local newspaper.

She identified Teddy Joseph Von Nukem as a perpetrator in an assault during the rally and was first to break news of his death in 2023.

As of 2026 she hosts the podcast Weird Little Guys.

Career and activism Conger is an antifascist researcher and activist. She started live-tweeting government meetings in Charlottesville in 2017, after the Unite the Right rally. She identified Teddy Joseph Von Nukem as a participant in an assault of a counter-protester at the rally. She was also the first person to break the news of Von Nukem's death on February 14, 2023. She uses fake social media profiles to infiltrate online far-right communities. She is part of Deplatform Hate, a collective of online activists who disrupt the online activities of far-right groups. The podcast covers Conger's research of White Supremacist groups and individuals with focus on their crimes and court proceedings. She is also a frequent guest on the podcast series It Could Happen Here.