George Trim #
Introduction #
George Trim is a 43-year-old New York City public school social studies teacher at I.S. 281 in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, who was reported to face disciplinary action from the city’s Department of Education after the DOE found he had violated its non-discrimination policy by posting antisemitic and 9/11 conspiracy theories online. In a September 10, 2026 letter, the department’s Office of Equal Opportunity stated that Trim violated Chancellor’s Regulation A-830, which outlines the DOE’s non-discrimination policy, and said it would consult with his school’s principal on “appropriate corrective action.” The New York Post, which reported the finding, noted that it landed on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Trim had garnered attention for recording videos in a tinfoil hat under the online handle “Cartoonking365.”
Background Information #
Trim has, according to Jewish Breaking News, hosted a podcast espousing conspiracy theories since 2015, including claims that Jews assassinated President John F. Kennedy, that Jews had prior knowledge of the 9/11 attacks, and that the moon landing was faked. On his YouTube channel, where he went by Cartoonking365 and amassed roughly 7,500 subscribers, he wore a tinfoil hat while recording and also appeared in masks such as a Guy Fawkes mask. He teaches social studies at I.S. 281 in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, reportedly earned a salary of $110,848 in the prior year, and, according to his LinkedIn profile, received a master’s degree from the University of Mount Saint Vincent in the Bronx in 2012. The New York Post reported that it identified Trim as the man behind the Cartoonking365 videos by matching images from his YouTube channel to images from his school’s Instagram account.
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation #
Allegations. The claims in this section are allegations from the New York Post’s reporting and an administrative review by the NYC Department of Education’s Office of Equal Opportunity, which reported substantiating a policy violation. They were never admitted by Trim, never criminally charged, and never adjudicated in court; the coverage did not include a public denial or defense from Trim, and the DOE’s stated finding concerns its own employment policy, not any criminal conduct.
Among the claims Trim aired on his channel, according to the New York Post, was that World Trade Center owner Larry Silverstein had prior knowledge of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “Before you have a 9/11, this guy just has the insight to get insurance against a terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. Okay, Larry Silverstein, you are you,” Trim said in one video. He also told his subscribers that the moon landing was a hoax and that Israel was behind the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In a June 15 diatribe about Jack Ruby, who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, Trim said, “in Israel he’ll be referred to as Jacob Rubenstein; in America he’s Jack Ruby,” and continued, “The Jewish mafia’s involved ⊠doesn’t that change a lot of things?” The DOE subsequently reported that he violated Chancellor’s Regulation A-830, its non-discrimination policy.
Public Reaction and Consequences #
The concrete consequence arrived in the DOE’s September 10 letter, which stated, “Mr. Trim violated Chancellor’s Regulation A-830, which outlines the Department of Education’s Non-Discrimination policy,” and said the Office of Equal Opportunity would consult with I.S. 281 Principal Maira Bender on “appropriate corrective action,” without stating what the punishment would be. Moshe Spern, president of the United Jewish Teachers, praised the finding, telling the Post, “The DOE substantiating that George Trim, who claimed Jews had prior knowledge of 9/11, had actually violated their regulations is fitting for the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.” Spern had separately said that “antisemitic educators and schools continue to freely promote Jewish conspiracies, tropes, libels, and indoctrination that go unchecked by school leaders.” A DOE spokesperson said, “The views described do not reflect the values of New York City Public Schools and have no place in our classrooms,” while the department added that it could not comment on employee disciplinary matters.
Current Status #
As of the most recent coverage, Trim remains a DOE employee facing unspecified “corrective action,” the form of which had not been announced. The department said it could not comment on employee disciplinary matters, and no public statement, denial, or defense from Trim himself appeared in the coverage. His YouTube channel and its Cartoonking365 persona were broadly publicized in the reporting that connected the videos to his classroom job.
Impact on Their Career/Life #
The DOE’s substantiated finding put Trim’s decade of anonymous conspiracy podcasting directly onto his employment record: the violation of the non-discrimination policy is now an official departmental determination that will feed into whatever corrective action the school’s principal and the Office of Equal Opportunity agree upon. The exposure of his identity â from faceless “Cartoonking365” to a named, salaried Brooklyn teacher â was reported in detail by both the New York Post and Jewish Breaking News, including his school, salary, and education history. Until the DOE announces the actual penalty, whether Trim faces suspension, reassignment, or termination remains an open question in the reporting.