The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by
extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread their ideologies and
incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located an audio recording of the
Jacksonville shooter’s racist manifesto on Telegram. The narrator in the
recording praised the Jacksonville gunman, calling him a “saint,” and
encouraged additional acts of violence.





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Extremist Content Online: Audiobook Version of Jacksonville Dollar General
Shooter’s Manifesto Released on Telegram


(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the
methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread their
ideologies and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located an audio
recording of the Jacksonville shooter’s racist manifesto on Telegram. The
narrator in the recording praised the Jacksonville gunman, calling him a
“saint,” and encouraged additional acts of violence.



Also this week, the CEO of the alternative social media site Gab, Andrew
Torba, posted a link on Twitter/X to a video glorifying Nazi Germany and the
Third Reich and blaming Jews for both world wars. Gab also introduced AI
chatbots featuring 81 fictional and historical characters, including Adolf
Hitler, some of which promote antisemitism and disinformation, including the
myth that the political left was responsible for storming the U.S. Capitol on
January 6, 2021.



CEP researchers also identified a video game announcement by the far-right
game developer Kvltgames for an upcoming release on Valve’s Steam platform.
Finally, CEP reported 12 accounts to TikTok that promoted ISIS and pro-ISIS
propaganda, including content that explicitly called for attacks against Jews.



Audio Recording of Jacksonville Dollar General Shooter’s Manifesto Released on
Telegram



On January 23, at least 12 white supremacist Telegram channels posted an
audiobook version of the August 26 Jacksonville shooter’smanifesto
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. The gunman murdered three African Americans at a Dollar General in a racist
attack. He encouraged further acts of anti-black violence in the document that
authorities made public on January 19. The narrator of the audio version of the
Jacksonville gunman’s manifesto sounds identical to previous audio releases of
the manifestos of white supremacist attackers and Terrorgram content, which
were identified by theHuffington Post
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and antifascist activists as having been narrated by Dallas Humber. The audio
file concludes with the narrator praising the Jacksonville gunman, calling him
a “saint” and encouraging additional acts of violence with the sign-off, “Until
next time, hail the saints, hail holy terror.”



CEP researchers additionally found a version of the gunman's manifesto on the
flipbook website Publuu, which was removed after CEP reported it.



“The Terrorgram community continues to advocate for acts of white supremacist
violence on Telegram,” said CEP researcher Joshua Fisher-Birch. “It is past
time for Telegram to consistently remove accounts that call for violence and
celebrate lone actor attackers. As an important part of the violent extreme
right’s communications strategy, Telegram should institute more aggressive
procedures for enforcing its terms of service.”



Gab CEO Promotes Antisemitic Propaganda Film on Twitter/X, Receiving Over One
Million Views



On January 22, the CEO of the alternative social media platform Gab, Andrew
Torba, posted a link on Twitter/X to an antisemitic revisionist purported
documentary that promotes antisemitic conspiracy theories, glorifies Nazi
Germany, justifies the crimes of the Third Reich, and blames Jews for both
world wars. Torba claimed that he was sharing the link after Europol requested
that Gab remove a post on their social media site sharing the link to the
video. His tweet had over 1 million views three days after it was posted.



Torba also shared a link to watch the multipart video directly on Twitter/X,
posted by another account. CEP previouslyreported
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the same Twitter/X account in June, but it was still online as of January 25.
The account also shared content from neo-Nazi Active Clubs, a modified Hamas
video, and large quantities of antisemitic content.



The antisemitic video posted by Torba was recently voted the best piece of
propaganda for “waking people up” in a Twitter/X poll conducted by a prominent
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tied to members of the Canadian neo-Nazi scene. The video received 64% of the
total 1,199 votes by January 29.



Gab CEO Andrew Torba on Twitter/X promoting an antisemitic propaganda video.
Screenshot taken on January 25.



Gab Releases AI Chatbots, Including Chatbots that Promote Antisemitism,
Racism, and Disinformation



On January 23, Gab unveiled a new chatbot, including 81 characters powered by
AI technology. The characters include historical figures such as Galileo and
Charles Darwin, as well as Adolf Hitler, avatars of political ideologies,
including communism, a “far-right wing nationalist,” a follower of the white
supremacist and antisemitic streamer Nick Fuentes, and Internet meme figures
such as a “Soyjack” character.



When asked, the Nick Fuentes follower AI character encouraged Holocaust denial
and claimed that left-wingers, not supporters of former President Trump, were
responsible for attacking the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021.
Similarly, the “far-right wing nationalist” AI avatar, when asked about
“mainstream World War II narratives,” claimed that perceptions of the war and
the Holocaust were “heavily influenced by Jewish power and propaganda” and that
the Holocaust was used to “promote globalism, which is contrary to the
interests of our nation and people.”

The same AI avatar claimed that “race and IQ are connected at a biological
level.”



The suggested questions for the AI avatar of Hitler, who is described as a
“German politician,” allow for positive framing and depictions of the German
dictator and Nazi Germany. The four example questions are: 1) “Why is
nationalism the supreme political ideology?” 2) “Why are you hated by so many
people?” (Part of the answer to this is that the Jews “brought this upon
themselves.”) 3) “How did you improve life for German families?” 4) How did you
turn around the economy in Germany?”



The Gab AI page for the Adolf Hitler AI chatbot. Screenshot taken on January
25.



Far Right Game Developer Announces Future Release on Steam



On January 19, the video game developer Kvltgames announced they would release
a game on Valve’s Steam platform in February. Kvltgames haspreviously
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and featured the Austrian Identitarian Martin Sellner as a playable character.
The preview on Steam announces that the game features a story pitting the
player against “technocratic elites.” At the same time, the developer’s
Telegram page promises a “politically incorrect” game, urging the player to
“defend your homeland” and “fight globalists.”



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on Steam that promote white supremacism, antisemitism, and fascism, among
other ideologies.



Pro-ISIS Accounts Located on TikTok



In a sample of content located on TikTok on January 25, CEP researchers found
12 accounts that promoted ISIS and pro-ISIS propaganda. Profiles posted video
clips from ISIS and pro-ISIS videos, including footage from the notorious 2014
ISIS video “Flames of War.” Other accounts made posts encouraging acts of
violence, including a post explicitly calling for attacks against Jews. Other
uploads included ISIS nasheeds, Amaq posts, and content from the terrorist
group’s al-Naba magazine. High count posts included an ISIS nasheed with a
famous photo of an ISIS fighter holding two cats that received over 41,500
views in 72 days, a post advertising a new pro-ISIS propaganda website that
garnered over 15,000 views in 3 days, and a series of images that encouraged
lone actor attacks that received 764 views in 17 days. The 12 accounts averaged
641 followers, ranging between 112 and 1,451.



CEP reported the 12 accounts to TikTok on January 25. 11 accounts were still
on TikTok on January 29. The platform removed the account that posted the
“Flames of War” clip.



Post on TikTok from a pro-ISIS account encouraging attacks on Jews.
Screenshot taken on January 25.



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