Billy Six

Billy Six (born 24 December 1986) is a German independent journalist, activist, author and vlogger (YouTuber).

[6] By 2011, Six had embarked on a career in journalism, beginning with writing for far-right German newspaper Junge Freiheit.

[13] On 2 August 2016, on the theme of MH17, along with British journalist Graham Phillips, Six entered the Berlin office of the investigative journalism organisation Correctiv without permission.

He was accused of being a German spy, and before a military court indicted of espionage, rebellion, and violation of security zones.

[22][23] Six's case attracted considerable controversy, with Reporters Without Borders declaring that the allegations were unproven and calling for his immediate release.

[24] Eventually, the Russian government intervened during a meeting of foreign minister Sergiy Lavrov with Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza at United Nations Conference on Drugs and Crime in Vienna on 14 March 2019.

[24][29] On January 30th 2025 the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ruled in Six´ favor after having conducted an administrative lawsuit against the German government since 2020, accusing them to not have supported his release in Venezuela.

[32] He has produced multiple videos on the MH17 disaster, spending extensive time in the crash area, carrying out his own investigative research.

Billy Six in Ukraine