Zach Sage Fox

Zach Sage Fox is an American comedian, filmmaker, and content creator renowned for his pro-Israel activism and use of humor to confront antisemitism and misinformation on social media platforms, where he has amassed over 1.2 million followers. Born in Philadelphia to a Jewish family, Fox began performing stand-up comedy at age 13 in 2008 and transitioned to YouTube content creation during high school, eventually securing a development deal with Disney Channel for a prank show called Just Kidding by age 17. As co-founder and CEO of Fat Camp Films—a multimillion-dollar multimedia company established in his teenage years with childhood friend Omri Dorani—he has produced content for platforms including Hulu, Amazon, and HBO Max, pioneering viral campaigns that have generated over a billion views and reshaped branded entertainment and marketing strategies.

Following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, Fox pivoted his career toward on-the-ground journalism and advocacy, producing videos that expose anti-Israel narratives on U.S. college campuses—such as interviewing students at over 25 universities to challenge Holocaust denial and propaganda—and partnering with Jewish nonprofits for PR campaigns amplifying survivor testimonies and factual counterarguments. His undercover reporting in Ramallah revealed widespread local support for Hamas even in purportedly moderate areas, during which he faced physical threats and demands to delete footage, yet recovered and published material that garnered millions of views and highlighted risks of biased Western media portrayals. Fox's content, including viral exposés like campus confrontations with protesters unable to name basic facts about Gaza, has been cited in U.S. congressional hearings on campus antisemitism and underscores his role as a self-identified "accidental journalist" prioritizing empirical observation over institutional narratives. Identifying as a political independent and proud Jew, he draws on influences from comedians like Larry David to transform personal and communal challenges into tools for truth-telling and resilience.

Zach Sage Fox was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he grew up in a Jewish family with deep roots in heritage and resilience. His family history includes his grandfather's immigration struggles, having been turned away at the U.S. border and forced to push a fruit cart for years in South America before eventually settling in the United States, an experience that underscored themes of perseverance in his upbringing. Fox attended a Jewish Day School, where he met his longtime friend and business partner Omri Dorani at the age of six, fostering early connections within the Jewish community.

During his childhood, Fox experienced antisemitism in public school, including being targeted with pennies and derogatory name-calling, prompting a switch to Jewish schooling that improved his environment and reinforced his cultural identity. He underwent a bar mitzvah at a Chabad synagogue, reflecting a "super Jewish" early immersion in tradition, later deepened by reflections on his great-grandparents' sacrifices, symbolized by a black-and-white portrait he keeps displayed. At age 12, Fox and Dorani reconnected at a weight-loss camp, bonding over shared insecurities that later influenced their collaborative ventures.