News24 merchandise is being sold using the image of a Brazilian-Latvian influencer, according to multiple Australian outlets. The reporting says the influencer’s face appears on T-shirts sold by the conservative news and opinion outlet.
The influencer, who has publicly spoken about racism, indicates they were not the source of the imagery or involved in authorizing its use. The articles describe the issue as inadvertent branding, raising questions about how the images were obtained and whether permission was sought.
Across the outlets, the core details are consistent: the same influencer is identified and the same product use is described. The coverage differs mainly in emphasis and framing—some lead with the influencer’s advocacy on racism while others foreground the merchandise and the outlet behind the sales. None of the sources presented conflicting facts about who is shown or that the clothing is being sold as News24 merch.
