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Hate Groupâs Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Reflects Anti-LGBTQ+ Conspiracy Theories
Between July 30 and Aug. 10, Jaimee Michell, the founder and current president of the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Gays Against Groomers, posted a series of comments on X, formerly Twitter, equating Islam with pedophilia, characterizing Muslim faith as âa cancer on this worldâ and sharing content from an account that claims Europe is being invaded…
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Hate Group Urged Georgia Governor to Ban Trans Kids From School Sports
Anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion groups have joined forces with Georgiaâs largest association of Baptist churches to sway Gov. Brian Kemp in support of a far-right policy agenda that rolls back the rights of transgender children, according to emails obtained through a public records request.
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Antigovernment Militias Seek Support From County Governments
After Minneapolis police murdered George Floyd in late May 2020, the U.S. and the world were on the precipice of a cultural reckoning on racial injustice, marked by mass protests that swept the world. The day after the murder, as video of the violence hit the news and tensions were about to ignite, Bedford County,…
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âWe Will Fight!â The Soldier Waging War Against America from Fort Liberty
A member of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front who appears to operate a social media account that disclosed personal information about perceived political enemies â including journalists, left-leaning activists, politicians and community members â is an active-duty soldier in the U.S. Army, a Hatewatch investigation has revealed.
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Debunking ADFâs âDebankingâ Conspiracy Theory
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is engaged in an ongoing crusade to force private businesses to adhere to conservative Christian theology, in part by spreading the false narrative that private sector banks have been dropping conservative religious clients since the Obama administration. The conspiratorial claim, which ADF calls âdebanking,â has arisen out of…
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âViewpoint diversityâ advocacy promotes white nationalist talking points
Far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is pushing to entrench racist and exclusionary corporate policies under the guise of a socially conscious-sounding phrase: âviewpoint diversity.â In 2023 and 2024, ADF used its definition of âviewpoint diversityâ in a lobbying and litigation campaign to push anti-pluralist policies in corporate boardrooms and statehouses across the…
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Neo-Nazi Music Distributorâs Leaked Customer Data Provides Identities and Insights
A Hatewatch investigation into leaked customer data of Sweden-based neo-Nazi hate music distributor Midgard revealed purchasers including a Wisconsin police officer and a known white nationalist whose name continued to show up in Midgard purchases months after his death.
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Digital Threat Report: Mass Shooter Videos
Executive Summary Years after three horrific mass shootings, videos created by the different attackers behind them are still present on social media and mainstream streaming services. Some services are facing challenges detecting and getting rid of these videos, and one, Elon Muskâs X (formerly Twitter), doesnât appear to be trying to remove these videos with…
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What We Know About the VDARE Legal Situation That They Say âFinishedâ Them
Four years after purchasing a castle in rural West Virginia intended as their headquarters, the white nationalist outlet VDARE has said that an investigation by New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James has âcrucifiedâ the site and left it âon life support.â
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An âAngry Fascistâ Revealed
An Alabama man who has been charged in connection with racist and antisemitic vandalism in Nashville, Tennessee, appears to associate with organized white power groups, a Hatewatch investigation has revealed.
