Katie Zacharia Was Linked to an AI Rare-Earths Startup. It’s Even Weirder Than It Sounds
Former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia was listed as an adviser to an AI-focused rare-earths mining company connected to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, but both Zacharia and the company say she never actually worked there.
Why this matters: Someone's name and professional credibility ended up attached to a company without their apparent involvement. That is not a minor clerical error. Adviser listings are used to attract investors and signal legitimacy. If names can appear on a startup's roster without the person's real consent or role, that is a transparency problem with real consequences for anyone trying to understand who is actually behind a venture — especially one with government connections.
Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy
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