It was once a fringe conspiracy theory confined mostly to the milieus of white supremacists and neo-Nazis. Now the purely invented ‘white genocide’ concept— inspiration of far-right terrorists from the Christchurch mosque killer to the Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue murderer, and the ideological evil twin of the racist ‘Great Replacement’ narrative— has gone mainstream. […]
Dan Bilzerian is a misogynist social media identity and cannabis merchant who markets a gun-toting, porn and gambling jetset lifestyle while hawking Holocaust denial and multiform anti-Jewish hate to his tens of millions of followers. The Florida-born 44 year-old is a failed Navy SEAL candidate who acquired Armenian citizenship in 2018. Bilzerian has been dubbed […]
It often takes just one offhand remark, misinterpreted picture, or joke that doesn’t land to start a conspiracy theory that subsequently never goes away. We’ve seen it happen time after time – World Trade Center owner Larry Silverstein’s comment that the firefighting team working to save WTC 7 should be “pulled” serving as “proof” that […]
Before emerging as a far-right antisemitic conspiracy media figure, Stew Peters chased fame in the rap scene. After failing to break through musically, he pivoted to political provocation, finding in social media the perfect springboard. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he rose to prominence by posting viral videos that fused health misinformation, conspiracy theories, and hate […]
A far-right racist conspiracy theorist who once claimed that “Hitler actually had some decent points” is now being welcomed as a thought leader by the U.S. Secretary of State. Michael Benz’s ideas—once confined to anonymous white nationalist forums—are now being cited to justify the dismantling of American institutions like the foreign aid agency USAID and […]
Donald Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff has attracted global ridicule for spewing Kremlin conspiracy theories about Ukraine being a “false country” while lauding war criminal and dictator Vladimir Putin as “super smart and gracious”. In an extensive interview with pro-Russia far right broadcaster Tucker Carlson, Witkoff declared that Putin “was not a bad guy” and […]
Mario Nawfal is a Kremlin mouthpiece and crypto ‘entrepreneur’ whose conspiracy-peddling anti-western content is relentlessly pushed by Elon Musk on X. The black-clad 30 year-old podcaster is best known for hosting his eponymous ‘Roundtable’ show on X. He interviews fellow extremist influencers and anti-democratic political figures from Romania, Russia and the Middle East, broadcasting to […]
The conspiracy theorists of Donald Trump’s pro-Russia, antisemitic ‘manosphere’ and women enablers including Candace Owens and Laura Loomer are rushing to defend self-confessed misogynist and Jew-hating Hamas apologist Andrew Tate. The campaign of disinformation comes after Tate and his brother Tristan were placed under criminal investigation in Florida for human trafficking. Tate is a globalized […]
A recent study, The Relationship between Conspiracy Theory Beliefs and Political Violence, conducted by Joanna Sterling, John Voelkel, Robb Willer, and Jan-Willem van Prooijen, and published on December 12, 2024, in the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, offers key insights. The researchers explored the connection between belief in conspiracy theories and support for political violence, […]
A long-time member of the breakaway French Archbishop Lefebvre’s secretive and schismatic Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), Catholic convert Williamson was ordained bishop in 1988. Swiftly excommunicated for defying the authority of the Pope along with his idol Lefebvre and three other bishops, Williamson was a veteran thorn in the Vatican’s side. He was […]
