The ‘TheoBros’ are a loose but influential American subculture of young, digitally fluent men drawn to aggressive masculinist Christian nationalism - and antisemitic, racist and women-hating conspiracy theories. Emerging from ultra-conservative protestant Reformed church circles in the 2010s, the self-styled ‘Theobros’ champion ‘biblical masculinity’, postmillennial optimism, and a rejection of liberal democracy, feminism, and religious […]
The Anti-Zionist America Political Action Committee (AZAPAC) emerged in the summer of 2025, founded by Michael Rectenwald. The former New York University professor, now active in libertarian circles, is close to the radical right. “We’re not like leftist anti-Zionists, calling for ‘from the river to the sea’ and all this nonsense,” he stated in an […]
The shooting death of conservative media figure Charlie Kirk in Utah on September 10th sparked the usual deluge of conspiracy theories about who “really” did it and why. Within minutes, and with absolutely no supporting evidence, social media was flooded with claims that Kirk had been shot dead by a leftist transgender rights advocate, had […]
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 […]
When Donald Trump was re-elected on November 5, the sphere of conspiracy theorist influencers built up around him was flush with gloating and self-congratulation. Most took their enthusiasm to social media, particularly X, where they extolled Trump’s victory and claimed that it was the beginning of a long reign that would see Trump’s enemies – […]
Angelo John Gage, who changed his name to Lucas Gage in 2022 to evade social network bans, is an American extremist influencer known for advocating white supremacy and neo-Nazism. He also supports the left-wing BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement calling for the destruction of Israel. Most recently, Gage has engaged in violent threats against Jews […]
