The project from the Center on Extremism outlines eight ways in which extremism and hate have expanded and evolved since Jan. 6, 2021, and highlights ten representative examples of each trend New York, NY, January 6, 2022 … One year after the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today unveiled an interactive map highlighting the ways in which elements of extremism and hate have been normalized over the past 12 months, and providing a roadmap of…
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New York, NY, January 5, 2022 … More than a year since claims surfaced of a “stolen” or “rigged” election, and 12 months after the Capitol insurrection, conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election are alive and well. These lies have the potential to fuel future domestic extremist attacks, according to a new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League).
For its new report, “A Year After the Insurrection, 2020 Election Lies Continue to…
December 31, 2021
On December 27, 2021, Lyndon McLeod carried out a shooting spree spanning the Denver metropolitan area, murdering five people and wounding at least three others. Ultimately, McLeod died during a shoot-out with responding police. According to a review of his online footprint conducted by the ADL’s Center on Extremism, McLeod held numerous extreme or fringe beliefs but did not belong to a particular extremist movement, nor was he an active member of an organized…
New York, NY, December 29, 2021… ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued the following statement on the passing of former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:
ADL mourns the loss of former U.S. Senator Harry Reid, a fierce champion in the fight against hatred, bigotry and antisemitism, and previous recipient of ADL Nevada’s prestigious Americanism Award. We extend our sincerest thoughts to his wife Landra and their entire family.
As Senator Reid once said, “We…
December 23, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3
A staff member from a D.C. elementary school is reported to have told third-graders in library class to reenact scenes from the Holocaust, directing them to dig their classmates’ mass graves and simulate shooting the victim. Former president Donald Trump was condemned by the head of ADL after using antisemitic tropes about American Jews in a recent interview. A virulently antisemitic group with a reputation for mounting propaganda stunts…
December 20, 2021 Banners dropped in California December 18-19, 2021
In a nationwide display of bigotry and hate during the weekend of December 18-19, 2021, individuals associated with the antisemitic Goyim Defense League (GDL) distributed propaganda in multiple states, while people supporting the “White Lives Matter” movement distributed propaganda and held roadside flash demonstrations in several states. Some people participated in both efforts.
The distribution of…
December 17, 2021 Dear ADL friends,
We’re coming to the end of 2021…
I’ve been thinking a lot about the work that I’ve done this year alongside the ADL team, and alongside you and the rest of the ADL community. I recently wrote my first book; it's called It Could Happen Here: Why America is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable—And How We Can Stop It. It looks at the rise of intensifying antisemitism and violent hatred in other countries, and why such…
December 16, 2021 In the wake of a deadly SUV incident in Waukesha, Wis., white supremacists are leveraging the tragedy by sowing racist and antisemitic conspiracy theories on the ground and online.
On November 21, 2021, Darrell E. Brooks Jr. allegedly drove his SUV into a crowded Christmas parade, killing six and injuring over 60 others. While a harrowing tragedy, Waukesha Police Chief Daniel Thompson said Brooks was apparently fleeing a domestic disturbance and declared the incident …
December 16, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced that his office, with ADL and others serving as co-counsel, is suing the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol. A swastika and a racial slur targeting Jews were found in a bathroom at Mount Holyoke College last week, the third antisemitic incident reported at the Massachusetts women’s school this fall. After ADL called out Fox News, the cable giant deleted its…
Mohammed El-Kurd is a prominent Palestinian activist hired in 2021 as the Palestine Correspondent by the left-wing magazine The Nation. He has published articles and been interviewed in a wide array of media. Unfortunately, even a cursory analysis of his social media and his book “Rifqa” reveals an indisputably troubling pattern of rhetoric and slander that ranges far beyond reasoned criticism of Israel. It is unvarnished, vicious antisemitism. El-Kurd has accused Israelis of…
December 15, 2021 Gab CEO Andrew Torba claims he’s not an antisemite, but he tells a very different story via Gab’s Twitter feed and his personal Gab account. In October 2021, Torba engaged in multiple antisemitic tirades on Twitter and Gab, posting and sharing a wide array of bigoted content. These posts – which had the potential to reach millions of people via Gab’s 390,000 Twitter followers and Torba’s 3.3 million Gab followers – promoted a range of…
Civil Lawsuit is the First Filed by a Government Entity Against Proud Boys and Oath Keepers; Seeks Damages Caused by Violent & Deadly Attack New York, NY, December 14, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) joined with D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, States United Democracy Center, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Dechert LLP today in filing a federal lawsuit to hold two violent groups accountable for the role they played in planning and carrying out the…
December 09, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3
American college campuses experienced anti-Israel activity and inflammatory rhetoric at the “highest rate in recent memory” during and after Israel’s May conflict with Hamas, according to a new report by ADL. Despite taking steps to remove hateful content, hundreds of posts promoting dangerous white supremacist ideologies are still readily available on Instagram where they could radicalize unsuspecting users, new research shows. On…
This year’s award winners include Holocaust survivors, voting rights and racial justice advocates, and students creating discussions around antisemitism on college campuses. New York, NY, December 9, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) will recognize six individuals for their extraordinary courage and compassion when confronted with bigotry and hate as part of the 27th annual ADL In Concert Against Hate.
The free virtual event, taking place at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on Sunday,…
December 09, 2021 In August 2021, Instagram announced an update to its work against the spread of abuse on the platform, reiterating a zero tolerance policy for hate speech and abusive content, and adding new features aimed at reducing abuse, especially as it occurs via direct messaging (DM) and comments. Despite this update – and a previous iteration in February, 2021 – extremist content remains easily accessible on Instagram.
ADL’s Center on Extremism (COE) researchers…
New York, NY, December 8, 2021 … During the 2020-21 academic year, a vocal segment of the anti-Israel groups and activists on campus continued to engage in rhetoric that often demeaned or ostracized many pro-Israel Jewish students. At times, antisemitic tropes were invoked. This became a flashpoint during the conflict between Israel and Hamas in May 2021, according to ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) annual assessment of anti-Israel actions on campus.
ADL experts identified a…
December 02, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3
Holocaust denial content remains on Facebook despite a ban the platform put in place last year, according to a report published Wednesday morning by ADL. Jewish groups and Holocaust remembrance organizations condemned Fox Nation host Lara Logan for comparing the nation’s top infectious disease expert to a Nazi war criminal notorious for medically experimenting on death camp prisoners. Elected officials, musicians, and community leaders from…
December 01, 2021 A vehicle allegedly driven by Darrell E. Brooks Jr. speeds through the Waukesha Christmas parade route on November 21, as captured on the city’s livestream video of the event. (source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Darrell Edward Brooks Jr., who faces six counts of first-degree intentional homicide after he drove into a Christmas Parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, apparently shared several conspiracy theory-themed social media posts in 2015, according to a review of his…
December 01, 2021 UPDATE: As of December 9, 2021, Facebook has removed all nine posts reported on the platform in conjunction with our research.
October 2021 marked one year since Facebook banned Holocaust denial from its platform and officially classified Holocaust denial as hate speech instead of misinformation. On the first anniversary of this policy’s enactment on Facebook properties, analysts in ADL’s Center on Extremism (COE) sought to determine whether the…
New York, NY, December 1, 2021 … In the year since Facebook banned Holocaust denial from its platform and finally classified it as hate speech instead of “misinformation,” a new ADL (Anti-Defamation League) analysis of the platform has found “cracks in enforcement” that have allowed Holocaust denial posts to still be accessible to many users.
In the year since the October 2020 ban on Holocaust denial, Facebook has removed groups dedicated to Holocaust denial…