American Herald Tribune
| Type of business | State-run media |
|---|---|
Type of site | News website, fake news website |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | United States, Canada |
| Country of origin | Iran |
| Founder | Anthony Hall |
| Editor | Tim King, Eric Zuesse, Anthony Hall, Vanessa Beeley, Ramzy Baroud |
| Employees | 200 |
| URL | ahtribune |
| Current status | Inactive |
The American Herald Tribune (AHT) was an English-language news website of unknown origins established in 2015. Its reported founder and editor-in-chief was Anthony Hall, a Canadian professor and conspiracy theorist. On 4 November 2020, the United States Department of Justice seized the website’s domain, alleging that it was operated by the Government of Iran as part of a state-backed disinformation campaign targeting American audiences.
The website presented itself as an independent, legitimate news outlet but reportedly paid U.S. citizens to produce content supportive of the Iranian government’s political positions. These articles were later republished in Iranian state media to give the impression that Iranian policies had popular support in the United States. At the time of its shutdown, AHT reportedly listed around 200 contributors.