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A deadly dispute over an LGBTQ+ Pride Flag in Cedar Glen, California, is just the latest attack in a landscape of rising anti-LGBTQ+ hate and extremism. On August 18, 2023, Travis Ikeguchi allegedly shot and killed Laura “Lauri” Ann Carleton right after Ikeguchi made anti-LGBTQ+ remarks about the rainbow flag outside of Carleton’s clothing store. Ikeguchi was later killed in a shootout with police.
An ADL Center on Extremism investigation into social media…
The ADL Center on Extremism is tracking an increase in antisemitic speech and trolling efforts at public forums.
On August 10, 2023, federal authorities arrested longtime white supremacist Hardy Lloyd in West Virginia. The arrest follows years of Lloyd’s incendiary and threatening online posts, but the charges are tied to his activities surrounding the trial of Robert Bowers, the white supremacist who murdered 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018.
Lloyd is charged with obstruction of the due administration of justice, transmitting threats in interstate and foreign commerce, and…
Learn about the weekly Torah portion with Impressions by Rabbi David Wolpe, ADL's inaugural Rabbinic Fellow.
During the past few weeks, tensions have been high across Israel and the Palestinian territories, spurred by a wave of Palestinian terrorism, Israel’s military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, ongoing violence by Jewish extremists against Palestinians, rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, and Israel’s continued settlement building across the West Bank.
An ADL review of cartoons related to these developments that were published in Arab-language media outlets highlight a…
[node:summary] Despite game companies having policies prohibiting hate, researchers easily found usernames in 5 categories of hate across 5 popular online multiplayer games.
[node:summary] Threads raises concerns similar to other Meta platforms on user safety, policies on hate, harassment, and extremism, transparency, and election integrity.
A book-round up about the importance of our names as a central aspect of our identity.
1. Stew Peters is a far-right conspiracy theorist and radio show host.
Stew Peters rose to national prominence in 2022, thanks in large part to the success of conspiratorial documentaries he released that year, most notably, the anti-vaccine film “Died Suddenly.”
Peters launched his right-wing media career in August 2020, when he began co-hosting an online radio show called “Patriotically Correct Radio” (PC Radio) that aired on MoJo 5.0 Radio and Red…
As they rack up littering charges for distributing propaganda, some individuals associated with the antisemitic and extremist Goyim Defense League (GDL)—including leader Jon Minadeo—have adopted pseudo-legal “sovereign citizen” tactics in a misguided attempt to escape legal troubles.
The sovereign citizen movement is a far-right, anti-government extremist faction whose adherents claim that the government is illegitimate and has no jurisdiction or authority over them…
Sport is the setting of some of humanity’s greatest stories. Through the perspective of athletes, teams, fans, coaches, and others, we experience narratives filled with emotions and learn life lessons, like the fulfillment of success and the devastation of failure. Some of these stories are as short as an afternoon, like a pickup basketball game with friends, while others are lifelong journeys, such as unwavering fandom for a favorite team or the privilege of competing on the world&rsquo…
On June 10, 2023, eighteen white supremacists – from two different neo-Nazi groups - held three separate demonstrations in Florida. At least six participants traveled from out of state for the events, which took place outside Disney World in Orlando and at a park in Lakeland. These gatherings show how profoundly a small group of extremists can impact entire communities -- and make residents feel that the hate is local.
At the gathering in Orlando, thirteen individuals associated with…
As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies become more user-friendly, extremists and conspiracy theorists are using deepfakes, AI-generated audio and other forms of synthetic media to spread harmful, hateful and misleading content online.
Background & Definitions
Synthetic media is media content which has been fully or partially generated by technology, typically through artificial intelligence or machine learning processes. This includes any…
Every year during the month of June, LGBTQ+ Pride Month is commemorated. June was chosen because that is when the Stonewall uprising took place in New York City in 1969, marking the beginning of the movement to address discrimination against LGBTQ people. LGBTQ+ Pride Month provides an opportunity for adults and young people to learn more about the history of the LGBTQ community, reflect on the importance of…
By Meir Javedanfar
Last month, the Islamic Republic of Iran again marked Quds Day, which has been commemorated on the last Friday of the month of Ramadan by the clerical regime since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with its usual chants of “Death to Israel” and “Death to America.” Over the decades, Tehran has repeatedly used Quds Day as an opportunity to spread anti-Israel hatred, incite violence against Israelis, and call for the destruction of the Jewish state…
Every year on May 15, Palestinians and their supporters, including many anti-Israel activists, mark Nakba Day (“catastrophe” in Arabic) as a day of mourning the creation of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948. Events also highlight the plight of Palestinian refugees and advocate for the Right of Return. Historically, there have been numerous instances of inflammatory and antisemitic language espoused by anti-Israel activists at Nakba Day events. The 2023 events were no exception.
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Data compiled by the ADL Center on Extremism (COE) shows that QAnon-related content has surged on Twitter since Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform last fall.
QAnon is a decentralized, far-right political movement rooted in a baseless conspiracy theory that the world is controlled by a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles known as the “Deep State,” which can only be stopped by former President Trump, and that these individuals will be brought to justice during a violent…
[node:summary] Twitter’s decision to reinstate influential banned accounts allowed CTS to examine how they act as nodes in broader networks and exploit inadequate policies
ADL CTS highlights 6 questions for policymakers and industry concerning the advent of generative artificial intelligence such as Chat GPT and dall-e