“Christian Twitter” was shook this week when news broke that the person behind the tradwife account “Patriarchy Hannah”—supposedly a woman with 14 children married to a man named “Tony”—had catfished her followers and was actually single and childless.
The person behind the account, allegedly a woman named Jennifer Bays, deactivated and reactivated her profile at least twice after the news broke, posted two apologies, and addressed the scandal in an X space Wednesday (Feb. 19) that was hosted by “groypers.”
“I want to start this by saying again how deeply sorry I am for lying and for the hurt that I caused people,” said Jennifer in her second apology, which she posted to X Wednesday. “When the original Hannah profile got started, it was just something fun with a friend and I. It got out of hand, and then Patriarchy Hannah came about.”
“At one point, there were 4 of us running the account. We meshed together different aspects of our lives and that became the character,” she said.
Christian Tradwife Account, ‘Patriarchy Hannah,’ Catfished Thousands
According to her profile, “Patriarchy Hannah” joined X in 2021 and gained around 27,000 followers before she was exposed as a fake person. Hannah claimed to be a married mother of 14 children, some of whom she fostered or adopted. She would at times post funny comments her supposed children had made, as well as controversial takes endorsing patriarchy.
These included accepting whatever her husband thought instead of having “theological differences” with him. She also said having children was not “an excuse to gain weight,” and defended her so-called husband’s expectation that she stay at a certain weight. Another post questioned the masculinity of any man who isn’t “capable of violence.”
Jennifer acting as Hannah was critical of conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey, whom Jennifer accused of being a feminist. Since the news broke about Patriarchy Hannah being a fake person, Stuckey posted a podcast episode addressing and responding to the scandal.
Jennifer, who reportedly also ran a now-deleted Discord server, had built relationships with some of her followers. Some initially defended her as being who she said she was but later realized their error and now feel shocked and betrayed. There were people who interacted with Jennifer online who had sent her gifts, and a number expressed concern and distress that Jennifer had their personal information.
Multiple people were looking into Patriarchy Hannah’s true identity, including user Ryan Duff, whose Feb. 14 thread outlining evidence for her lies went viral, amassing 3.2 million views as of this writing.
Who is Patriarchy Hannah (@harmonizedgrace)?
Join me on a deep dive as I explain how Hannah is a completely fabricated persona, and how a random 37 year old woman in Arkansas named Jennifer Bays is behind the account. pic.twitter.com/hAw16qXB2y
— Ryan Duff (@ryancduff) February 14, 2025
