[1] Comments and blog entries published by Fulton Brown gained attention in academia as part of a broader discussion regarding white nationalism and medieval studies.
"[3] Fulton Brown subsequently cited Vox Day, a far-right activist, and, in a blog post, "entertained the idea that the Christchurch shooting might have been a "false flag operation" ".
[3] In December 2020, United States president Donald Trump announced an intent to appoint Fulton Brown to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee, which the official White House website described as a "key administration post".
[4] Brown first made contact with far-right[5] figure Milo Yiannopoulos, when she sent him emails about the history of Christianity, the Crusades, and the righteousness of the West.
[6] According to Jo Livingstone writing in The New Republic, Brown "Exploit[ed] the full freedom conferred upon her by tenure" to end a 2017 blog post defending Yiannopoulos, by referring to his critics as "spineless cunts" and "bullies".