Zoomer Historian
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Zoomer Historian, formerly known as SamGSY, is a YouTube channel created in 2016 by British man Sam Wilkes, who was described by Hope Not Hate as "key online propagandist" for fascist political party Homeland Party. SamGSY channel initially uploaded football-related content before renaming itself to "Zoomer Historian" in March 2023 and uploading World War II-related content, mostly about Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler.[1] The channel was suspended in November 2025 for hate speech.[2]
History
YouTube channel
The channel was created in 2016 by British man Sam Wilkes under the name "SamGSY". It published content related to FIFA and football, gaining tens of thousands of subscribers. In March 2023, the channel renamed itself to "Zoomer Historian" and began uploading content related the history of World War II, mostly about Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler. Hope Not Hate said that the channel's videos defended Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, portraying it as a victim of Allied aggression.[1]
Zoomer Historian operated an X account with over 57,000 followers, which he used to promote fascist political party Homeland Party, white genocide conspiracy theory and remigration. In February 2025, Patreon account of Zoomer Historian was banned, he described the incident as a "gigantic financial hit".[1] In November 2025 the channel was suspended for hate speech. The channel had over 270,000 subscribers at its peak.[2][3] As a result, Zoomer Historian has moved to other video hosting platforms.[4]
Sam Wilkes
Sam Wilkes was born in Guernsey and has lived for multiple years in Eastern European countries, including Latvia, where he had two children.[1] According to Wilkes, he became involved in politics in 2010s after watching videos created by members of the far-right group Groypers, including Nick Fuentes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wilkes became radicalized after watching conspiracy theorists. In 2021, he became intrested in Nazi Germany and Holocaust denial after watching videos on the internet, including speeches of writer David Irving, whom he described as a "man who tells things as they are".[4]
Wilkes claimed to have worked with Irving and his family for three to four years while he was incapacitated by illness. He also said that most of his income came from the YouTube channel. Wilkes was a prominent Homeland Party activist, but he and fellow activist Steve Laws left the party in April 2025 and became harsh critics of it.[4] The reason for Wilkes and Laws's departure from the party was the appointment of Carter McAfee as the first organiser of the Homeland Party in Northern Ireland, who was gay and showed support for Irish republicanism.[5] As a result, Wilkes and Laws created an organization called "Remigration Now", which was joined by a significant portion of the Homeland Party.[6]
In June 2026, Sam Wilkes joined Restore Britain.[7] On his X Zoomer Historian account, Wilkes described the party as "the only serious party in the country". Wilkes also described Restore Britian leader Rupert Lowe as "our Ian Smith".[8][9]
Reception
Felix Pope of Unherd described Sam Wilkes as a "Nazi-apologist YouTuber".[10] The New World described Wilkes as a conspiracy theorist who defends Adolf Hitler.[9] Byline Times said that Wilkes' YouTube channel is "Hitler revisionist".[3] Hope Not Hate described Wilkes as one of the "most high-profile promoters of WWII revisionism" and a "key online propagandist" for Homeland Party.[1] Searchlight Magazine called Wilkes a "nazi grifter".[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lawrence, David; Davis, Gregory (March 3, 2025). ""Zoomer Historian" Unmasked: We name the Hitler apologist with a huge online following". Hope Not Hate.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Case file: Sam Wilkes (Zoomer Historian)". Hope Not Hate. February 17, 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Haynes, Olly (January 27, 2026). "How YouTube's Algorithm Pushed People Into Neo-Nazism". Byline Times.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Gale, Paul (December 7, 2025). "Xmas woes as fascist YouTubers feel the pinch". Searchlight Magazine.
- ↑ Gale, Paul (April 20, 2025). "'Gay' row threatens to split Homeland Party". Searchlight Magazine.
- ↑ Gale, Paul (June 28, 2026). "Has Homeland, the party of 'sensible nationalism', hit the end of the road?". Searchlight Magazine.
- ↑ Reyner, Gordon (June 17, 2026). "White supremacists fund Rupert Lowe's party". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ Hickey, Daniel (March 12, 2026). "Norfolk man who pledged his life to Nigel Farage defects to Rupert Lowe's new party". Great Yarmouth Mercury.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Squirrels, Grandstand and the BBC test card: welcome to Rupert Lowe's new party". The New World. February 16, 2026.
- ↑ Pope, Felix (June 15, 2026). "The rise of Britain's neo-Nazis". UnHerd.
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