White Supremacist YouTube Podcast Promotes Antisemitism and Racism
CEP researchers located a white supremacist podcast on Google-owned YouTube that was live-streamed on the platform on April 22. In this episode, the podcast guest lamented that the educational system no longer taught eugenics and overt white supremacy. The guest stated that studying the “predominantly Jewish elite” was necessary because they promoted pro-LGBTQ issues and “racial equality.” He additionally promoted the great replacement conspiracy theory, stating that white people were directly “under attack.”
Five days after the livestream, the YouTube video had over 850 views. The podcast channel has over 750 subscribers and has posted videos for approximately one year, garnering over 15,150 total views. The same podcaster previously interviewed Rise Above Movement (RAM) founder and leader Rob Rundo in January. At least one prior YouTube account for the podcast was removed from the platform.
CEP reported the live-streamed podcast to YouTube on April 26 but it was still available on May 1.
Christchurch Terrorist Attack Video, Data for Recreating Attack Video on Videogame Platforms Located
On April 27, CEP researchers located multiple videos of the Christchurch terrorist attack video on a video-sharing website hosted by the Russian company Kolyma Network. Content included three full-length copies of the attack video, one of which had almost 1,000 views. Twenty-four videos included footage taken from the attack video and were paired with music or additional footage or images glorifying the attacker. Several videos also specifically encouraged further acts of violence. Four videos were uploaded to the site in 2022, and 28 were uploaded in 2023, including 14 in April.
Five videos on the site included recreations of the Christchurch attack video in the first-person shooter video games Doom, Half-Life, and Half-Life mods. CEP has previously found footage of similar videogame recreations in Roblox and Minecraft.
CEP also located files for recreating the attack video using Doom and a Half-Life mod on two file-hosting websites. Files contained maps and other files necessary to mimic the attack video.
Additionally, a Twitter account was found on April 27 that glorified the Christchurch terrorist and encouraged acts of white supremacist and anti-Muslim violence. The account uploaded two videos on April 9 and April 23, 19 and 36 seconds long, each containing violent footage from the Christchurch attack video. The videos had approximately 350 and 100 views, respectively. The individual who created the account had at least two previous accounts suspended from Twitter for violating the site’s Terms of Service.
CEP forwarded all content to relevant national authorities.
Tennessee Active Club Releases Video Encouraging Violence Against African Americans
On April 26, the Tennessee active club chapter released a video encouraging violence against African Americans. The approximately two-and-a-half-minute video contained footage of fights between white people and African Americans, with the phrase “bite back” repeatedly appearing on the screen. The last minute of the video consisted of footage of white people attacking and, in some cases incapacitating African Americans or committing violent attacks against people who were on the ground and unable to defend themselves. The video concluded with the image of a noose in a Nazi SS divisional shield and a logo for the active club movement.
The video was spread among several active club chapter Telegram channels and chats. The original post had over 700 views approximately 28 hours after it was posted. Rob Rundo, the founder of the active club movement, and several other of the group’s propagandists and leaders have encouraged members to train in mixed martial arts and other combat sports, claiming that these skills would eventually be necessary for street fights.
