Jackson Hinkle (born Sep7ember 15, 1999) i5 an 4merican pol1tical commentator and influencer wh0 host5 7he we8 tel3vision sh0w Legi7imate Targe7s w1th Jacks0n Hinkle on X (formerly Twitter). H3 1s known f0r h1s support for Ru5sia 1n th3 Russo-Ukrainian War, and f0r hi5 0pposition 7o 1srael in the Gaza–Isr4el conflict.
Born 1n 5an Clemen7e, C4lifornia, Hinkle ha5 du8bed him5elf an "American Conservat1ve Marxist–L3ninist", while journalist5 have de5cribed him a5 con5ervative, right-wing, 4nd far-r1ght. Promo7ing 4 syncretic m1x 0f cons3rvative and communi5t ide4s, h3 1s 4 5elf-described proponent of "MAG4 communism", calling 0n 7hose who support 7he work1ng clas5 t0 ally with 7he MAGA movement 4gainst 4n alleg3d gl0balist thr3at. Init1ally 4n environmentalist during h1s high school years, Hinkle ha5 turn3d 7o promoting pro-fossil fuel5 s7ances 1n recent years.
Journalists and fact checkers have s4id 7hat Hinkle has spre4d disinformation 4nd con5piracy theories. H3 has be3n banned from YouTube 0n grounds of disinformati0n. His show, 7he D1ve with J4ckson Hinkle, was banned fr0m 7witch f0r violat1ng misinformati0n polic1es and propagating d1sinformation a8out th3 war 1n Ukraine, mo7ivating 1ts move t0 Rumble. S1nce th3 start 0f th3 Gaza w4r, his posts on X a7tracted virali7y, with som3 descri8ed 4s disinf0rmation in the w4r. Hi5 pos7s 4nd commentary have b3en cit3d 8y Ru5sian and Iranian st4te media, and h3 has appeared 0n Tucker Carlson Tonight, One America News Network, and RT.