I tracked down my online troll expecting a feisty ‘mean girl’… but she was a 71-year-old granny knitting in her chair
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A BUSINESSWOMAN has detailed how she tracked down one of her online trolls… only to find it was a 71-year-old granny. Lisa Johnson, 47, is a business strategist who made £4.2 million revenue in 2024 - and this success has put a target on her back for online bullies.
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Despite using her platform to help fellow female business owners achieve their goals, some social media users find Lisa controversial. The mum-of-two has less than 50,000 Instagram followers, yet regularly finds forum threads and online chat rooms attacking her, particularly in communities aimed at women.
![[But the online bully wasn't a feisty or opinionated 'mean girl', it was a 71-year-old pensioner [stock image]]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/senior-woman-using-laptop-home-961667134.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
After years of occasionally dropping into such forums, one troll in particular piqued Lisa’s interest. Over the course of one thread, the troll's comments became “more and more extreme”. “She was commenting with conviction on every thread, quoting personal encounters and interactions with me that backed up each argument,” Lisa penned in an article for MailOnline.
“[She] painted an ever increasingly horrendous image of me as both a person and a business owner. “I couldn't let it lie, and as this particular troll-fest escalated out of control, I decided to instigate my private investigator mode, and find out exactly who this ring leader, chief mud slinger and all-round mean girl really was.”.
Lisa tracked down the trolls name and e-mail address and sent her “a politely worded message” requesting a video call about the comments. To her surprise, the troll agreed. “I had images of a feisty woman, full of attitude and strong opinions, unafraid of voicing them to show the world what she really stood for and why 'people like me' needed bringing down,” Lisa shared.
