Jewish actor doxxed

Melbourne actor and writer Naomi Lisner has been doxxed by a US-based group called the Reverse Canary Mission.

The organisation has published the personal details of more than 5000 people it accuses of supporting Israel.

Lisner said she was “horrified, shocked, surprised” when she discovered her name on the website, which falsely accused her of supporting Israel’s “illegal occupation of Palestine” and using her platform to promote “anti-Palestinian rhetoric”.

“The only thing that they got right was my name and that I’m a Melbourne-based actor and writer. The rest is just fictional,” she said. The website has published 5396 profiles, including politicians, musicians, doctors, authors and journalists.

Lisner’s name appears first under the TV and film category.

She said the group’s accusations amounted to defamation.

“If somebody googles you and it comes up with that, and it’s this false narrative that comes out about you … I think that’s what they’re trying to do. I think they’re trying to … silence our voices.”

Lisner contacted the Community Security Group after discovering the doxxing. She said they responded quickly and took her through safety procedures, which she found confronting.

“They went through a whole lot of safety procedure methods with me, which sort of freaked me out, truthfully, because I’m just not used to that.”

Because the website is based in the United States, where doxxing and defamation are illegal, Lisner has complained to the authorities.

“I filed a complaint with the FBI, something that I never thought I would ever do during my whole life. It seems like something I would write in a screenplay.”

Despite the ordeal, Lisner said she refuses to be silenced. “I have to plough on, because otherwise, I’m not being true to myself.

“I did have a bit of a bawl, but after I got over that … I started thinking about these incredible, amazing Iranians, Persians, on the street, and what they’re doing. And I thought, don’t be a puss, Naomi.”