The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by
extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit
followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP located a Twitter account with
more than 80,000 followers that posted a video clip from an antisemitic
documentary glorifying Nazi Germany that received nearly 900,000 views this
month.
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Extremist Content Online: Twitter Allows Antisemitic Video To Generate Nearly
One Million Views
(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the
methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms
to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP located a Twitter
account with more than 80,000 followers that posted a video clip from an
antisemitic documentary glorifying Nazi Germany that received nearly 900,000
views this month. Separately, the leader of an antisemitic group began
fundraising on GiveSendGo to support an upcoming neo-Nazi “unity” event which
will host members of the Goyim Defense League, Blood Tribe, and White Lives
Matter groups. CEP researchers also located footage of an anti-LGBTQ event in
Toledo circulating on multiple platforms including Twitter, Telegram, Gab, and
Odysee.
Additionally, a Telegram channel connected to a website that promotes the work
of the neo-Nazi James Mason praised the El Paso Wal-Mart shooter. A separate
neo-Nazi Telegram channel monitored by CEP researchers posted an ISIS
bomb-making video, providing detailed instructions on IED construction.
Pro-ISIS Telegram channels continued to call for acts of violence following the
burning of a Quran in Sweden several weeks ago, including calls from the
pro-ISIS-K al-Azaim Foundation.
Lastly, after a 12-year hiatus, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
announced the relaunch of its web magazine,Sada Al-Malahem, which previously
was meant for an audience of AQAP members and their online supporters.
Twitter Clip Advertising Antisemitic Propaganda Video Receives Almost 900,000
Views
CEP researchers located a verified Twitter account that shared a clip
advertising a notorious antisemitic propaganda video. The 40-second clip was
shared on July 10 and had almost 900,000 views on July 20. The post directs
viewers to watch the multi-part propaganda video on the Internet Archive and a
website created for the video.
The video, a revisionist purported documentary, promotes antisemitic
conspiracy theories, glorifies Nazi Germany, justifies the crimes of the Third
Reich, blames Jews for being responsible for both world wars, and has
previously been spread extensively by white supremacist groups as an
introduction to antisemitism.
The account that shared the video had over 80,000 followers on July 20 and has
made a variety of posts advocating various anti-government conspiracy theories
and requesting financial donations. CEP reported the tweet on July 21, but it
was still online 72 hours later.
CEP previously located the full antisemitic video posted on Twitter on June 14
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, which was still on the platform over a month later.
Clip on Twitter advertising antisemitic propaganda video. Screenshot taken on
July 21, 2023.
Notorious Antisemitic Group Launches GiveSendGo Fundraiser to Pay for
Attending “Unity” Neo-Nazi Demonstration
On July 17, the leader
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of the antisemitic group Goyim Defense League (GDL) launched a fundraiser on
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to pay for food, transportation, and accommodations related to attending a
Florida demonstration at an unknown September date. The rally has been billed
as an “NS (national socialist) unity collab” between several groups, including
the GDL, Blood Tribe, White Lives Matter, and at least one other Florida-based
group. Previous demonstrations by the groups involved have involved
approximately 15 individuals.
The GDL has protested outside synagogues
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seeking to intimidate attendees, spread antisemiticpropaganda
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others to engage in propaganda activities.
GiveSendGo’s Terms prohibit using “the Service to promote violence,
degradation, subjugation, discrimination or hatred against individuals or
groups based on race, ethnic origin, religion,” and other categories. CEP
reported the fundraiser on July 18, but it was still online on July 24.
By July 24, the GDL leader had raised over $2,400 out of a $4,000 fundraising
target on GiveSendGo. Donations were made by an individual who referenced
fascism and a user who used a version of a racial slur as a display name. The
GiveSendGo link was spread by at least 11 white supremacist Telegram channels,
including an accelerationist channel and at least one channel affiliated with
the active club movement.
CEP has found multiple examples of neo-Nazi groups fundraising on GiveSendGo,
including a Scottish neo-Nazi group thatfundraised
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to purchase a laser projector and the leader of the Blood Tribe group,
Christopher Pohlhaus, who launched a fundraiser inSeptember
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to raise money for a campground to “train.” There is no evidence that
GiveSendGo has removed any of the campaigns CEP has reported on their site for
violating their Terms.
Neo-Nazi Group Spreads Video Showing Members Harassing LGBTQ Event and
Gathering Outside Jewish Federation of Toledo
CEP researchers located a video spread by members and supporters of a neo-Nazi
group that showed a small number of group membersseeking
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to intimidate attendees of an LGBTQ event in Toledo on July 15 and then
gathering outside of the Jewish Federation of Toledo, where there were no
planned events. The video was spread on Twitter, Telegram, Gab, and Odysee and
showed at least one armed group member and multiple others yelling neo-Nazi
slogans, marching with a swastika flag, and performing Hitler salutes. Despite
the group’s appearance in their propaganda video, Sylvania Township Police
Chief Paul Longstated
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that they were “pathetic and unorganized.”
Telegram Channel Tied to Neo-Nazi Website Praises El Paso Shooter
On July 17, a Telegram channel affiliated with a neo-Nazi website that
promotes the work ofJames Mason
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Division successor groups praised the perpetrator of the August 3, 2019, El
Paso shooting. In a short message, the Telegram post praised the attacker’s
appearance. In February, the perpetrator pleadedguilty
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to 90 counts for the murder of 23 people and injuring 22 others during his
attack targeting Latinos at an El Paso Walmart.
ISIS Bomb Making Video Shared By Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Telegram Channels
CEP researchers located a notorious ISIS bomb-making video shared by at least
three connected neo-Nazi accelerationist Telegram channels. The video, which
the channels posted on July 15, contains step-by-step instructions for making
an explosive device using commercially available products. CEP reported the
footage to Telegram on July 17, but it was still available on July 24.
ISIS bomb making video on Telegram. Screenshot taken on July 20, 2023.
Online Pro-ISIS Groups Continue to Encourage Violence in Sweden
CEP researchers continued
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to find text and images in pro-ISIS Telegram and RocketChat channels
encouraging acts of violence against individuals in Sweden who burned the
Quran. Messages included those stating that killing these individuals was
necessary and that not doing so would allow for future desecration and abuse.
Pro-ISIS-K al-Azaim Foundation image located on Telegram calling for acts of
violence against individuals in Sweden for burning the Quran. Image located on
July 19, 2023.
Pro-ISIS Blog Located On WordPress
On July 20, CEP researchers located a pro-ISIS blog hosted by WordPress. The
blog, which appeared to be created in July 2023 and was spread via a pro-ISIS
online chat, contained several articles allegedly written by an individual
using the same name as an author of an article in the pro-ISIS web magazine
Voice of Khorasan issue 26. Articles on the blog encouraged acts of violence
against those who burned the Quran in Sweden, promoted ISIS as a political and
juridical unit, and promoted traveling to join ISIS. The blog also provides
online safety advice for pro-ISIS supporters and graphics from the pro-ISIS-K
al-Azaim Foundation.
Al-Azaim Foundation graphic located on the WordPress Blog. Screenshot taken on
July 20, 2023.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Announces Relaunch of Web Magazine
On July 19, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
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(AQAP) announced on a propaganda website that it was relaunching its Arabic web
magazineSada Al-Malahem (Echo of the Epics) after a 12-year hiatus. The post
stated that the magazine was being restarted on the 17th anniversary of its
initial launch. Prior issues ofSada Al-Malahem contained exhortations to commit
acts ofterrorism
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, as well as articles about AQAP members’prison experiences
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and their online supporters.
The AQAP announcement relaunching the Sada Al-Malahem web magazine. Screenshot
taken on July 20, 2023.
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