I have been living under a rock this last week, what did I miss?

To answer your question, you just have to look at the image your put in.

Becca Lewis researches ... grassroots movements with a focus on manipulating...

these movements. So, she is a liar, and manipulator. Hired to be such.
She either doesn't sleep well at night,
or she is completely brainwashed (as many on the far left are)
and/or she is a psychopath.