Charles Veitch

Veitch was born on 5 August 1980^[3] in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to a Brazilian mother and a Scottish merchant seaman. He later migrated to the UK. His father later became an oil worker.^[4] He attended Edinburgh Academy and received a Master of Arts in philosophy from the University of Edinburgh.^{[2][1][when?]}

Following university, Veitch joined the Territorial Army.^[when?] Circa 2001, he started working in the City of London, at some point working at HBOS in wealth management.^[2][4]

In 2006, he became interested in 9/11 conspiracy theories and leaned toward 9/11 truth movement. He started occasionally posting videos on YouTube of himself and friends protesting.^[5]

He was laid off from HBOS in 2009 due to the 2008 financial crisis. He dedicated himself to making guerilla videos and protesting on a full-time basis.^[2][5][6] In June 2010, Veitch was describing himself as an absurdist filmmaker and part of the "Love Police" movement. He was charged with impersonating a police officer at Toronto airport during the G20 summit period.^[7][8]

In 2011, he was involved with the BBC's 9/11: Conspiracy Road Trip documentary.^[9] According to an article in Slate, by the third day of speaking with people he had believed responsible, he started to question his beliefs about 9/11. Saying he was going from a paranoid mindset to a less paranoid mindset.^[5] In June, Veitch posted on his blog that he no longer believed 9/11 was faked by the United States government.^[5] His decision to denounce the 9/11 conspiracy theories drew backlash from Alex Jones and David Icke, as well as death threats and unfounded criminal allegations.^[4][9][10]

Since at least 2015, he has made walking YouTube videos in northern and midland towns in England. He narrates his videos and comments on and interacts with people on the streets.^[11][12][13]

Circa 2011, he was described as an anarchist.^[14][15][16] Veitch currently identifies as a Zionist and has attended anti-immigration protests.^[17]

In August 2025, Veitch attended a UKIP rally in Liverpool as part of its mass deportations tour and criticized those "who cannot stand the idea of English people celebrating England".^[18] The anti-fascist organization Hope not Hate have commented that Veitch has spread "anti-migrant hate" and antagonises those he meets to maximise his video views.^[18]

In 2012, his girlfriend was fellow activist Silkie Carlo.^[2] He has one child as of 2013.^{[4][needs update]}