anti-semitism Archives

Ron DeSantis runs nationwide ad featuring pastor who uses Facebook to criticize Jews

The pastor also thinks Catholics like DeSantis pray to a false idol.

On Sep 19, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Angela (l) Mel Gibson (c) Nathan Fielder (r)

‘The Rehearsal’ star Angela responds to ‘Apocalypto’ comments after episode 5’s antisemitism accusations

This episode involved a tense conflict over religion and antisemitism, with Angela responding to viewers in a Facebook video.

On Aug 15, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

woman making expression of disgust caption the 'Holocaust' is an historical fiction created during the 60's after the six day war to justify the existence of Isreal' (l) Jewish prayer book religious objects on blue table (c) man holding snake caption 'Don't talk about Jews and snakes in the same video please thats shatanic' (r)

‘The scariest part is there are a lot more people that think the same thing’: Jewish TikTokers showcase antisemitism on the video-sharing platform

'The scariest part is there are a lot more people that think the same thing.'

On Jul 5, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

Internet Culture IRL

Why an organization ‘fighting’ antisemitism just got a Jewish college kid fired from their summer internship

Stop Antisemitism routinely targets Jewish people.

On Jul 1, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech

human eye with reptilian iris and pupil referencing tiktok reptoid theory

TikTokers’ new conspiratorial obsession with elites being reptiles has a long, sordid past

It's an old conspiracy on a new platform.

On May 27, 2022 by Mike Rothschild

Tech

Upstate NY map Buffalo pinned (l) Chris Swecker speaking (r)

The Buffalo shooting suspect cites the Great Replacement Theory as a call to violence. Data refutes his manifesto’s main talking points

While commonly disavowed by popular right-wing politicians, The Great Replacement Theory echoes many Republican policies.

On May 15, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL Tech

‘Straight-up ban him’: Russian junior karting champion laughs as he appears to perform Nazi salute on the podium in viral video

'I am utterly disgusted that he has competed under my flag and anthem.'

On Apr 11, 2022 by Laiken Neumann

Tech

in-game screenshot of a newspaper with a photo of a goblin

Hogwarts Legacy accused of using an antisemitic trope with goblin plot

The villain reveal led to a resurgence of an old criticism.

On Mar 21, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

Internet Culture

two people walking in the snow (l) photo of a waste management worker (m) person's hand driving the vehicle (r)

Snowplow driver posted a Facebook video of him spraying Jews during a storm—now it’s being investigated as a hate crime

The New Jersey snowplow driver has reportedly been fired.

On Feb 2, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech

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‘Do we even know they’re Nazis?’: DeSantis’ spokesperson questions whether people wearing swastikas and shouting about Jews were Nazis

They were yelling 'white power' and 'the Jew is the devil.'

On Jan 31, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech

Jon Stewart reawakens the discourse about ‘Harry Potter’ goblins and antisemitism (updated)

Stewart was shocked that J.K. Rowling would 'just throw Jews in there to run the ****ing underground bank.'

On Jan 5, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

Antisemites, Holocaust deniers flood comments on trailer for Seth Rogen Christmas movie

Comments on the YouTube trailer for 'Santa Inc.' are being celebrated by far-right extremists.

On Nov 30, 2021 by Claire Goforth

Tech

bearded man in 'Make Speech Free Again' hat

Gab’s CEO deactivates Twitter account after wildly antisemitic tirade

The Gab CEO has disabled the account numerous times in the past.

On Oct 20, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

Young woman holding coffee mug with captions 'I got radicalized into the far-right on TikTok' (l) 'Part 1: The Research Question' (c) graph of Trends in TikTok's 'For You' page narratives following engagement with transphobic content

TikToker demonstrates how interacting with transphobic content puts the far-right on your For You page

It happens really fast.

On Oct 7, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture Tech

QAnon guru and antisemite ‘GhostEzra’ exposed as Florida man

The alleged government insider is actually just a Trump supporter from Florida.

On Aug 20, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech