An ADL survey found 70% of Americans had viewed misinformation about the war or hateful content directed towards Jews, Israelis, Muslims, Palestinians, or Arabs.
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ADL Center for Tech and Society finds that antisemitic posts spiked 919% on X in the week after the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
Hundreds of organizations from across the country marched in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, November 4, 2023. The official published demands of the protest included ceasefire to the Hamas-Israel war, an end of the “siege of Gaza” and the termination of all U.S. aid to Israel. Yet attendees, who numbered in the tens of thousands, went much further and leaned into rhetoric supporting the October 7 Hamas massacre and other acts of terror targeting Israel, calls for the end of Israel,…
In the aftermath of the brutal Hamas massacre of October 7, there have been hundreds of anti-Israel protests in the United States and around the world, many featuring the same chants, slogans and images.
To be clear, in a democracy everyone has a right to express their opinion on our streets and campuses. But anyone, anywhere, who is concerned about the pain and suffering caused by this conflict needs to be wise to what is being called for at these events.
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Generative AI is used to share misleading information and as a reason to cast doubt on content, polluting the information environment around the war in Israel.
On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, students at more than 100 U.S. college campuses staged walkouts demanding an end to U.S. aid to Israel and that their institutions divest from weapons companies allegedly involved with Israel. The walkouts, prompted by Israel’s military response to Hamas’s October 7 massacre, were organized primarily by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapters and several other student groups. Some events included language that both explicitly and implicitly…
ADL’s Center for Tech & Society finds social media companies are struggling to moderate online hate against Jews, Israelis, Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims.
What Educators and Family Members Can DoToday, local, national or international tragedies happen so frequently that they can feel almost commonplace. When a hate crime, mass shooting, act of terrorism or other terrible and hate-inspired event occurs, one of the first questions many people ask is, what should we tell the children? How can we explain to them what has happened? Despite our best efforts to protect youth from the details of hate-motivated events, we can never assume that they are…
On October 8, 2023, the day after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and killed 1,400 Israelis, and kidnapped at least 203 people (including Americans), most of whom were civilians, many anti-Israel activists flocked to rallies across the United States at which speakers and attendees openly celebrated the brutal attacks. Since then, activists at anti-Israel rallies have continued to justify and celebrate Hamas’s slaughter of Israelis. Activists have stated that all Israelis are…
In the wake of Hamas’s deadly invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, a slew of misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories about the ongoing conflict are percolating on social media.
The following is a list of false or misleading narratives and the truth of each case.
UPDATED December 13, 2023
FALSE NARRATIVE: Photo of deceased infant in Palestine is a “doll”
On December 1, 2023, photos and videos of a…
As Hamas terrorists threaten to livestream executions of Israeli hostages, ADL examines platforms' policies and recommends how they should moderate livestreaming of violent extremism.
Some fringe-left groups are aligning with anti-Zionist organizations in the wake of Hamas's attack on Israel.
An article about how misinformation spreads on a platform during a time of war and safeguards that the platform X should make to better address these issues,
White supremacist leaders are openly celebrating Hamas’s attack on Israel, cheering explicit depictions of violence against Israelis and promoting expanded violence against Jews worldwide.
During his Sunday night livestream, Goyim Defense League (GDL) leader Jon Minadeo effused as he played clip after clip of violent kidnappings, assaults and murders perpetrated by Hamas terrorists in Israel.
As the gore played out onscreen, Minadeo laughed, danced, snacked and…
Following the October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel, anti-Israel group Students for Justice in Palestine endorsed Hamas's acts of terrorism.
ADL Center for Tech and Society outlines the crucial steps that online platforms should take immediately related to the war in Israel and Gaza.
A day after Hamas’s Oct 7, 2023 invasion of Israel, when hundreds of Israelis were killed, anti-Israel activist organizations held at least 39 rallies in the U.S.
As the deadly assaults on Israel continue, extremists, antisemites and conspiracy theorists are flocking to online spaces to cheer for Hamas.
Anti-Israel groups express support for Hamas after deadly surprise attack.
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