Dr. Andrew Greene: The One-Trick Pony of Online Debate

Dec 16, 2021

Andrew Greene presents himself as a champion of equality, supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, LGBTQ+ rights, civil rights, and environmental issues. His Twitter handle and current profile picture even suggest he holds a medical doctorate, creating the impression of a thoughtful, well-rounded individual.

But spend just five or ten minutes browsing his Twitter (@AndrewGreene864) or Facebook (mookie864) profile, and that image quickly unravels. What emerges is an online persona steeped in aggression, arrogance, narcissism, and a hefty dose of self-righteousness.

Despite his polished, Ali G-inspired aesthetic and fondness for childish language, Greene is neither a teenager nor a twenty-something—and certainly not a real doctor (unless talking about women’s private parts counts as medical practice where he’s from). In reality, he’s a 36-year-old man from South Carolina, describing himself as a “political scientist” on Facebook.

And no, I haven’t crafted some caricature of a conspiracy theorist with a foil hat—Greene literally posts photos of himself wrapped in tin foil while mimicking “Republicans and Trump supporters.”

Anyway—moving on.

He’s a proud member of the self-proclaimed “MJ family” and fiercely defends Michael Jackson’s long history of sharing his bed with unrelated boys. Anyone who dares to question Jackson’s motives is, according to Greene, part of a sadistic cult, a paedophile fantasist—or a paedophile themselves.

Below are some examples from his Twitter profile (click to enlarge).

In a Facebook video posted on 1 January 2020, Andrew Greene shared New Year’s wishes with the MJ family and even non-fans—though he made it clear that the “paedophile fantasists cult” was excluded, expressing his hope that they “suffer nothing but misery.”

Yes, I know what you’re thinking: is this man actually advocating for anything beyond his own overinflated ego?

As far as I’m aware, I’ve never interacted with Andrew Greene on Twitter. I only became aware of his account when it was announced that he’d be joining Taj Jackson’s research and production team for his not-yet-released documentary The Truth Runs Marathons (now rebranded as Righting HIStory).

See screenshot here.

Greene has a habit of spreading misinformation around Jackson’s so-called “innocence,” while simultaneously blocking anyone he perceives as a threat—particularly those with a better grasp of the facts around Jackson’s behaviour with young boys than he’s willing to explore.

Those who do manage to engage with Greene on Twitter are typically met with a flood of repetitive, self-righteous spam. He leans heavily on references to authority figures—such as “child protection and intelligence agencies”—who, according to him, have dismissed the idea that Jackson was a predatory child abuser.

Here’s just one example:

It doesn't sit well with reality. These type of people literally can't fathom the thought of an adult sharing a 2,000sq ft room without sexual arousal. What did we learn from the child protection and intelligences agencies investigating into Jackson? There was nothing there.

See original tweet here.

Most stans tend to cling to the flimsiest scraps of evidence that appear to “exonerate” Jackson of any wrongdoing—but when it comes to one particular claim, Andrew Greene might just take the crown: that the FBI investigated Jackson and cleared him.

Yes, I know—you’ve probably heard that line a thousand times. But Greene takes it further, posting a video clip under 40 seconds long, featuring a very professional-looking man who confidently states that the recently released FBI files fully cleared Jackson of being a child predator. No caveats, no nuance. Greene is so convinced by this tiny video snippet that he’s been known to post it ten to fifteen times a month on Twitter. In fact, as I write this, he posted it just four hours ago.

Due process and the same American intelligence agencies that found Saddam Hussein hiding in a hole in the middle of nowhere, but found nothing in Jackson, just called you a fantasist.

See original tweet here.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but weren’t American intelligence agencies also convinced Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction?

I hadn’t even seen the video until Greene began spamming it across Twitter. I assume it surfaced sometime after December 2009, when the heavily redacted—and frankly, borderline unreadable—FBI files on Jackson were made public. At first glance, the video does look fairly convincing. It aired on a major US television network, and the suited, grey-haired man delivering the message certainly looks the part of someone trustworthy. And that, it seems, is precisely the point.

Watch Greene’s, sub- 40 second version below.

However, it took me less than five minutes on YouTube to find the full version of the video—which, unsurprisingly, runs for more than 40 seconds. The clip comes from Good Morning America and is six minutes and fifteen seconds long, featuring interviews with two former FBI agents, Jim Clemente and Brad Garrett. Both make it clear there was never an official FBI investigation into child sex abuse. Instead, the Bureau merely supported local law enforcement—who, somewhat ironically, were the ones to charge Jackson with child molestation.

As for the grey-haired man in the suit? He isn’t an impartial expert at all. He’s Brian Oxman, a long-time lawyer for the Jackson family. Not only was he dismissed from Jackson’s 2005 trial by lead attorney Thomas Mesereau, but in 2012, Oxman also had his licence revoked for “dishonest and unethical conduct”—including failing to notify the bar after being fined by a judge and commingling personal funds with client money.

In the full video, Clemente and Garrett stress that the FBI’s role was limited to tasks beyond the reach of local authorities—such as inspecting Jackson’s computer hard drives and helping locate potential witnesses. They also looked into the risk of a terrorist threat during the trial. Crucially, they note that it’s not unusual for public figures to have FBI files, which are often compiled due to threats made against them—as was the case with Jackson.

Watch the full Good Morning America version below.

Although I’ve already covered the FBI investigation in detail—or more accurately, the complete absence of one—in Post 1 and Post 3, I’ll repeat what’s stated on their website here:

"Michael Jackson (1958-2009) was a famous singer and entertainer. Between 1993 and 1994 and separately between 2004 and 2005, Jackson was investigated by California law enforcement agencies for possible child molestation. He was acquitted of all such charges. The FBI provided technical and investigative assistance to these agencies during the cases. The Bureau also investigated threats made against Mr. Jackson and others by an individual who was later imprisoned for these crimes. These investigations occurred between 1992 and 2005."

Source: vault.fbi.gov

And from an FBI podcast:

"That’s Dave Hardy, chief of the FBI’s Freedom of Information Program, who says that while FBI didn’t investigate Jackson, the files now available show the FBI working with other agencies."

Source: fbi.gov/audio-repository

The FBI files are essentially a confusing mix of limited and heavily redacted material gathered by the Santa Barbara and Los Angeles police departments. They also include the FBI’s analysis of Jackson’s computer hard drives and videotapes, carried out under the supervision of the Santa Barbara police. In addition, the files reference Frank Paul Jones, a man who had made threats against both Michael and Janet Jackson. There are even screenshots from a British tabloid reporting Terry George’s claim that Jackson engaged in sexually explicit phone conversations with him. Crucially, these files neither prove innocence nor guilt—especially given that the FBI never conducted an actual investigation into child sexual abuse.

Brian Oxman repeatedly misrepresents the facts in the video, but as a long-time (or perhaps former) Jackson family lawyer, it’s hardly surprising that he continues to portray Michael as a wonderful and “innocent” man. This is, after all, the same individual who claimed an insurance company paid the multi-million-dollar settlement to Jordan Chandler—something that was eventually proven to be untrue.

Whether Andrew Greene edited the video himself or picked it up from another apologist remains unclear. Either way, it amounts to a deliberate spread of misinformation and reveals the ethically questionable behaviour of the so-called “doctor.” On top of that, the video breaches Twitter’s rules on what they call “synthetic and manipulated media.”

Twitter state:

"You may not share deceptively altered media on Twitter in ways that mislead or deceive people about the media's authenticity where threats to physical safety or other serious harm may result."

Source: Twitter

And Twitter will remove or label any media content that’s been: 

"Substantially edited in a manner that fundamentally alters its composition, sequence, timing, or framing."

Source: Twitter

While it’s debatable whether he’s technically breached the first rule, there’s little doubt that his video ought to be labelled misleading. That said, reporting such content isn’t straightforward. Twitter currently only allows users in Australia, South Korea, and the United States to report misleading videos, and since the feature is still experimental, there’s no guarantee they’ll take any action—against this video or others like it.

One of the more curious things about Andrew Greene is that he’s been on Twitter since October 2015. I haven’t sifted through every single tweet, but I did check the bulk of his 2018 posts and found no evidence of obsessive misinformation or that infamous “FBI” clip. In fact, I only came across two tweets mentioning the Jackson family—one noting Joe Jackson’s passing and the other marking Michael’s birthday. It’s not far-fetched to suggest that Andrew saw the attention being lavished on die-hard supporters and decided to hop aboard the “Michael was innocent” bandwagon after Leaving Neverland aired—his ego likely couldn’t resist the limelight.

As is so often the case with Jackson defenders, irony abounds. Greene regularly brands critics as “paedophile fantasists” or outright “paedophiles,” yet his own Facebook profile is littered with dubious boasts—including claims of donating $30,000 to his favourite political party, owning a speedboat, a large house, several vehicles, and, naturally, a photoshopped image of himself in a medical setting wearing a stethoscope.

I couldn’t say for certain, but it certainly seems like Andrew might be the one indulging in fantasy. But hey, what do I know?