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Neo-Nazi leader pleads guilty to threatening journalists and opponents of anti-Semitism
Cameron Shea, a 25-year-old leader of the "Atomwaffen" hate group, faces up to 15 years in prison. …
Charles Davis
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PayPal suspends account of neo-Nazi who was using the site to sell hate speech
The online payment platform is no longer processing money on behalf of a man who advocates the geno…
Charles Davis
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Jeff Bezos hinted Amazon might split from the SPLC over designation of extremist groups after pressure from a GOP lawmaker
Rep. Matt Gaetz pushed Bezos on the company's Amazon Smile program, which allows customers to desig…
Avery Hartmans
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Alex Jones tried to persuade Joe Rogan to let Andrew Tate on 'The Joe Rogan Experience,' civil rights organization says
"I'm way over booked right now," Rogan texted Jones in response, according to the Southern Poverty …
Matthew Loh
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Justice Thomas wants the Supreme Court to revisit libel protections to make it easier for public figures to sue media organizations
Thomas dissented from the Court's decision to not take on a defamation case between a Christian med…
Jake Epstein
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A celebrity endorsement makes people more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, from COVID misinformation to believing JFK's assassination was an inside job
Politicians, celebrities, and other influencers originate only a small percentage of new misinforma…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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White supremacists have made massive profits through bitcoin, new analysis suggests
An analysis by the nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center identified more than 600 cryptocurrency ad…
Natalie Musumeci,Kieran Press…
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Kyrie Irving was suspended for promoting an antisemitic film. Here are the origins of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement and its extremist sects.
The Black Hebrew Israelite movement argues that white Jews 'stole' their birthright. Their beliefs …
Yoonji Han
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What is Atomwaffen? The small neo-Nazi group uses violence to try and bring about societal collapse
Atomwaffen founding member Brandon Russell was arrested Monday on charges of plotting a neo-Nazi at…
Erin Snodgrass
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Leaked documents indicate over 300 members of far-right paramilitary Oath Keepers may be current or former DHS employees, Project on Government Oversight reports
The revelation comes weeks after the paramilitary group's founder, Stewart Rhodes, was convicted of…
Charles R. Davis
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Who are the Patriot Front, the 31 masked white supremacists arrested in Idaho for targeting a Pride event?
Authorities in Idaho arrested 31 members of the Patriot Front white supremacist group during a Prid…
Kieran Press-Reynolds,Katie A…
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Pro-Confederates celebrating 'Confederate Memorial Day' clashed with protestors at Georgia's Stone Mountain
"We have been fighting this war since 1861. We will be victorious," a Sons of Confederate Veterans …
Katie Balevic
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Rep. Thomas Massie shared a quote on Twitter he misattributed to French philosopher Voltaire. It was actually said by an American neo-Nazi.
The quote shared by Massie was traced to Kevin Alfred Strom, who in 2007 was charged with possessin…
Morgan Keith
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Members of a far-right advocacy group posed as VICE news reporters to get protesters to identify themselves in DC
VDARE, which SPLC classifies as a white nationalist group, told protesters they were VICE journalis…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Far-right armed group leader says militants will 'stand up and protect people on Election Day' in an interview with Alex Jones
The leader of a pro-Trump armed militant group said they would "stand up and protect people on Elec…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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The RWDS patch reportedly worn by the Texas shooter is a 'signal' to 'would-be fascists,' an extremist expert said
RWDS, an acronym for Right Wing Death Squad, does not refer to a specific group and is more a meme,…
Lloyd Lee,Katherine Tangalaki…
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Leaked chats show current troops and veterans joined a white supremacist group, offering 'martial arts' and ability to 'clear rooms'
Records show that 18 of 87 people who applied to join Patriot Front said they had current or former…
Abbie Shull
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More than 40 anti-LGBT organizations were found fundraising on Amazon's charity program - and Amazon won't say it if plans to remove them
When asked whether any of the groups identified in the report would lose their eligibility, Amazon …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Anti-LGBTQ+ groups, including the school where Mike Pence's wife is a teacher, got millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 assistance, says new data
Virginia's Immanuel Christian School, where the vice-president's wife, Karen Pence, teaches art, re…
Naina Bhardwaj
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Twitter has shut down former KKK leader David Duke's account
A Twitter spokesman told Business Insider David Duke's account suspension was in line with recently…