Proof: Adam Howell Admits Paying Andrew Drummond to Attack Bryan Flowers
Five Facebook Messenger screenshots. Adam Howell's own words. Direct admission that he paid Andrew Drummond a percentage to conduct the smear campaign, paid him extra to drag Bryan's family into it, and ordered him to edit articles to state guilt. This is the single most important piece of evidence on this site — it corroborates every Position Paper alleging a paid-propagandist relationship and proves every claim the Drummond-Howell camp denies.
Key Admissions by Adam Howell — Direct Quotes
The following are verbatim extracts from the messages shown in the screenshots below. Each admission is material evidence for the UK harassment case and for Position Paper #10: The Paid Propagandist.
“I told them pay me 155m baht or I would send Drummond after them”
Extortion demand admission — Howell confirms he threatened to deploy Drummond against targets unless paid.
“I even got Drummond to edit his first article to say they are guilty”
Howell directed Drummond to alter article content to state guilt — confirms editorial control and malicious intent.
“I told him I will give him a percent”
Direct admission of a payment arrangement with Drummond.
“I paid him extra to drag Bryan's family and friends into it”
Howell paid Drummond a premium specifically to target family members — aggravating factor under UK Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
“It was Drummond's idea; he likes getting family involved”
Howell attributes the family-targeting tactic to Drummond himself.
“He says he just needs one person to says its true and he don't check”
Confirms Drummond's complete failure of fact-checking — direct IPSO/NUJ breach.
“He has no ethics at all, if you need anyone attacked I can speak to him”
Howell offers Drummond's services to attack third parties — confirming the pay-per-smear business model.
“I can't afford to pay Drummond anymore, he says he did it cheap because he's been after Bryan for years”
Drummond's personal grudge against Bryan predates Howell's involvement. Drummond discounted the job because of personal hatred.
“He's the only one willing to attack without asking questions”
Confirms Drummond as a rogue operator willing to publish without verification — the paid smear merchant model.
“I need you to buy some old Reddit accounts and attack these scumbags”
Howell is now personally commissioning Reddit attacks because he can no longer pay Drummond — confirms his direct role in the Reddit brigading campaign documented elsewhere on this site.
The Evidence — 5 Screenshots in Order
Each screenshot below is captioned with the specific admission it contains. Click any image to view full size.
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What This Evidence Proves
Prior to these messages, the paid-propagandist relationship between Adam Howell and Andrew Drummond was an inference drawn from pattern evidence (coordination, timing, content). These screenshots convert that inference into direct first-person admission. Every Position Paper on this site that alleged a paid relationship is now corroborated by Howell's own words.
- Paid propagandist model — CONFIRMED
Position Paper #10 'The Paid Propagandist' and Paper #48 'The Pay-Per-Smear Business Model' argued Drummond was being paid by Howell. Howell has now admitted this in writing: 'I told him I will give him a percent'.
- Family targeting as a paid-for tactic — CONFIRMED
Position Paper #35 'Family Collateral Damage' documented the doxxing of Bryan's wife, father, and associates. Howell now admits: 'I paid him extra to drag Bryan's family and friends into it'. This is an aggravating factor under the UK Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
- Editorial control by Howell — CONFIRMED
Position Paper #1 'The Anatomy of a Vendetta' described Drummond as publishing at Howell's direction. Howell now admits: 'I got Drummond to edit his first article to say they are guilty' — confirming Howell directs article content.
- Drummond's failure to fact-check — CONFIRMED
Position Paper #29 'Clause-by-Clause IPSO and NUJ Violations' argued Drummond violates Clause 1 (Accuracy). Howell now states Drummond 'just needs one person to says its true and he don't check' — direct confirmation of the IPSO breach.
- Extortion motive — CONFIRMED
Howell's message 'pay me 155m baht or I would send Drummond after them' is an admission of an extortion demand. This engages UK blackmail offences (s.21 Theft Act 1968) and Thai extortion provisions.
- Drummond's personal grudge pre-dating Howell — CONFIRMED
Howell states Drummond 'did it cheap because he's been after Bryan for years, he hates him owning a media company'. This confirms a pre-existing personal animus driving Drummond's willingness to attack, independent of the financial arrangement with Howell.
- Reddit attacks ordered directly by Howell — CONFIRMED
Howell asks Bryan's friend to 'buy some old Reddit accounts and attack these scumbags'. This confirms Howell's direct role in the Reddit brigading documented at /attacks/reddit (70 archived screenshots).
Legal Significance
This evidence is admissible in both UK and Thai proceedings. It fundamentally alters the evidential position:
- UK Defamation Act 2013: Confirms Drummond's malice and destroys any public-interest defence. Drummond cannot credibly claim he was reporting a matter of public interest in good faith when he was being paid a percentage to publish material he was told to write.
- Protection from Harassment Act 1997: The paid-to-target-family admission is an aggravating factor establishing intent and premeditation in the course of conduct.
- Blackmail (s.21 Theft Act 1968): Howell's admission of demanding 155 million baht under threat of deploying Drummond is a textbook blackmail offence.
- Thai Criminal Code ss.326–333 (Defamation): Howell's admission to ordering article content to state guilt provides direct evidence for criminal defamation charges against both Howell and Drummond in Thailand.
- Thai Computer Crime Act 2007: Confirms knowledge of falsity of online publications — the core element required for a CCA conviction.
Related Documentation
Catalog of Lies — Lie #64 →
Previously rebutted inference — now corroborated by direct admission
Position Paper #10: The Paid Propagandist →
Primary document arguing the paid relationship — now confirmed
Position Paper #45: The Unholy Alliance →
Mapped the coordinated criminal smear network
Position Paper #48: The Pay-Per-Smear Business Model →
Quantified Drummond's 14-year paid-smear operation
Adam Howell Profile →
Full profile of Howell — now includes this direct admission
Andrew Drummond Profile →
Paid-smear-merchant model confirmed by his own financier
Legal & Accountability →
How this evidence fits the UK and Thai legal framework
Reddit Brigading Evidence →
70 screenshots — now corroborated by Howell's direct commissioning admission