In 2022, extremists continued to spread various video, photo, text, and audio
propaganda; call for and celebrate acts of violence; dox their perceived
opponents; and spread manuals and instructions on several websites to assist
individuals in committing acts of terrorism.





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Extremist Content Wrap Up 2022



(New York, N.Y.) — In 2022, extremists continued to spread various video,
photo, text, and audio propaganda; call for and celebrate acts of violence; dox
their perceived opponents; and spread manuals and instructions on several
websites to assist individuals in committing acts of terrorism. In 2022, the
Counter Extremism Project (CEP) published 36 extremist content reports
containing 231 items on ISIS, al-Qaeda, white supremacists, and the extreme
right. CEP reported 813 links in 2022 containing extremist content. Reporting
methods included emailing abuse teams, using website report features, and
sending content to relevant authorities.



CEP continued to find ISIS and pro-ISIS propaganda on Meta-owned Facebook in
2022, including videos released in previous years. CEP also located pro-ISIS
and various neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and extreme right content on
Meta-owned Instagram. Researchers continued to find content on the platform
glorifying white supremacist terrorists, including footage from the
Christchurch terrorist attack video in two cases. While YouTube has cracked
down on ISIS propaganda, gaps exist regarding enforcing the site’scommunity
guidelines
<[link removed]>
regarding extreme right content. CEP found white supremacist podcasts and
accounts promoting antisemitism and a white supremacist group. In multiple
cases, CEP located extreme right content on Twitter, including profiles
promoting various neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups. Telegram remains a
primary point of communication for multiple neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and
extreme right groups, individuals, and supporters. However, a group of Telegram
channels attempted to relocate to the TamTam messaging app, on the assumption
that TamTam does not remove content.



Regarding funding, cryptocurrency remains an important topic. CEP also found
several examples of individuals in the extreme right using crowdfunding
websites. E-commerce platform Spring shut down several stores on their site
operated by neo-Nazis, and Barnes & Noble removed an edition of a notorious
antisemitic book published by a white supremacist press.



CEP located multiple explosives guides in 2022, both posted by pro-ISIS groups
and the extreme right. Additionally, CEP continued to identify interest in the
3D printing and homemade production of firearms. Threats against public
officials continued to circulate on accelerationist Telegram channels, as did
celebrations of acts of terrorism, threats reported in the media, and the
anniversaries of attacks. Two neo-Nazi accelerationist manuals were also
released in 2022 on Telegram and other platforms. Segments of online extremist
communities continued to focus on tech issues, vulnerabilities, account
creation, and operational security.



Additionally, an Atomwaffen Division
<[link removed]>
successor group created a new entity, and a neo-Nazi website severed its
previous public association withJames Mason
<[link removed]>. The online extreme
right used Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine to spread antisemitism
and racism but generally did not show significant interest in the conflict.
Extreme right groups targeted drag events in 2022, both online through doxing
and through public attempts to intimidate performers and attendees.



Two ISIS leaders died or were killed in 2022, leading to new leaders being
appointed in March and November. The group continued to release propaganda
videos, especially following the appointment of new leadership. While
publication of the English language magazine Voice of Hind ceased in May, ISIS
released a new English language web magazine, Voice of Khurasan, earlier last
year in January.



Three examples of content are provided. The first is an Atomwaffen Division
propaganda video located with other white supremacist and neo-Nazi content on
Instagram in March. The second content example, from August, is an al-Qaeda
communique posed on JustPaste.It, before the site removed it. The last entry is
from the pro-ISIS web magazine Voice of Khurasan released in November.

DOWNLOAD REPORT
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2022 Content Round Up



Multiple Accounts Posting Extremist Content Located on Facebook



In 2022, CEP found multiple accounts that posted pro-ISIS
<[link removed]> content on Facebook. Uploaded
content included ISIS propaganda videos, Amaq propaganda photos, sections of
ISIS’s weekly newsletter, text-based propaganda, and links to ISIS content on
other websites and communications apps (March 21
<[link removed]>
,May 31
<[link removed]>
,June 27
<[link removed]>
,July 18
<[link removed]>
,July 25
<[link removed]>
,August 1
<[link removed]>
,August 8
<[link removed]>
,August 16
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,August 22
<[link removed]>
,August 29
<[link removed]>
,September 12
<[link removed]>
,October 31
<[link removed]>
,November 7
<[link removed]>
,December 12
<[link removed]>
).



In several cases, CEP located ISIS propaganda videos on Facebook that were
originally released in 2015, 2016, and 2018 and reuploaded to the social media
site (October 31
<[link removed]>
,August 22
<[link removed]>
,December 12
<[link removed]>
,November 7
<[link removed]>
). At least one ISIS video was streamed the day it was released using the
“Facebook Live” feature (August 8
<[link removed]>
).



The ISIS video “Jihad of the Believers Continues #7,” on Facebook, 59 days
after it was uploaded. ISIS logos on the top right of the screen were hidden by
an emoji. Facebook removed the video after CEP reported it (October 31
<[link removed]>
).



Uploaders or propagandists modified multiple ISIS videos on Facebook to evade
removal. Videos were altered with double images, added images, covering ISIS
logos with emojis, blurring content, or changing colors in the video (June 27
<[link removed]>
,July 25
<[link removed]>
,August 8
<[link removed]>
,October 31
<[link removed]>
,August 29
<[link removed]>
,November 7
<[link removed]>
).



CEP also located multiple photos from ISIS videos, including ISIS fighters
executing a man in Kirkuk in 2015 and a modified screenshot taken from a 2015
execution video of a Jordanian pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, by immolation (
July 18
<[link removed]>
,December 12
<[link removed]>
).



One account was located in August that posted pro-Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
<[link removed]> (TTP)
propaganda, including videos and celebrated the killing of Pakistani police
officers (August 1
<[link removed]>
).



Two pages, with 400 and 900 followers, respectively, were located in August
that posted neo-Nazi propaganda, including a video made by the groupNationalist
Social Club
<[link removed]>
(NSC) and various neo-Nazi-themed t-shirts for sale (August 1
<[link removed]>
). In October, a Facebook page was located attempting to raise money for an
imprisoned Austrian neo-Nazi rapper (October 31
<[link removed]>
). The page contained neo-Nazi symbols and images glorifying white supremacist
mass shooters.



White Supremacist and Pro-ISIS Content Remains on Instagram



CEP continued to find a wide variety of white supremacist and pro-ISIS
propaganda on Instagram in 2022. Researchers found footage from the
Christchurch terrorist attack video in two instances (March 14
<[link removed]>
,December 19
<[link removed]>
). Photos from the attack video were also located in January and March (January
18
<[link removed]>
,March 14
<[link removed]>
). Multiple other accounts posted content glorifying white supremacist
attackers, including the Christchurch terrorist, the 2011 Norway attacker, the
perpetrator of the 2015 Charleston church shooting, and the individual
responsible for the Buffalo terrorist attack (January 18
<[link removed]>
,February 22
<[link removed]>
,April 19
<[link removed]>
,May 23
<[link removed]>
).



CEP also located propaganda videos and photos originally released by the
Atomwaffen Division or featuring the group’s propaganda on Instagram on several
occasions (January 18
<[link removed]>
,February 22
<[link removed]>
,March 14
<[link removed]>
,April 19
<[link removed]>
,June 21
<[link removed]>
,August 29
<[link removed]>
,December 19
<[link removed]>
). An infamous video from the British neo-Nazi groupNational Action
<[link removed]> was also located
on Instagram in November (November 14
<[link removed]>
). Content from other groups included merchandise for sale from the French
chapter ofBlood & Honour
<[link removed]> and posts
supporting the active club movement andPatriot Front
<[link removed]> (
June 21
<[link removed]>
,May 9
<[link removed]>
,November 14
<[link removed]>
).



Researchers located multiple antisemitic
<[link removed]> posts on Instagram,
including memes, slogans, and the promotion of Holocaust denial (January 18
<[link removed]>
,April 19
<[link removed]>
,May 9
<[link removed]>
,August 29
<[link removed]>
,November 14
<[link removed]>
,December 12
<[link removed]>
,December 19
<[link removed]>
). Islamophobic content was also frequently located on the platform (February 22

<[link removed]>
,May 9
<[link removed]>
,August 29
<[link removed]>
,November 14
<[link removed]>
,December 19
<[link removed]>
). Anti-LGBTQ+ content, including posts encouraging violence, were found in
multiple instances (April 19
<[link removed]>
,May 23
<[link removed]>
,November 14
<[link removed]>
,December 12
<[link removed]>
).



Several Instagram accounts were also located that posted clips from ISIS
propaganda videos, propaganda photos, Amaq news statements, and content
promoting ISIS’s al-Naba newsletter (June 27
<[link removed]>
,October 31
<[link removed]>
,November 14
<[link removed]>
).



White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi Content Located on YouTube



CEP found multiple examples of white supremacist and neo-Nazi content on
YouTube in 2022. Several white supremacist podcasts originally livestreamed on
the platform were still available several days after CEP reported them (January
10
<[link removed]>
,February 22
<[link removed]>
,March 14
<[link removed]>
,May 31
<[link removed]>
,August 16
<[link removed]>
,October 31
<[link removed]>
). Podcast content included interviews with leaders of the active club
movement, includingRob Rundo
<[link removed]> and a regional North
Carolina chapter leader (March 14
<[link removed]>
,May 31
<[link removed]>
,August 16
<[link removed]>
). A white supremacist podcaster with over 2,000 YouTube subscribers stated
that while he could not directly endorse violence on his livestream, his
listeners should be heavily armed and familiarize themselves with the works of
white supremacists and anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion domestic terrorists (
October 31
<[link removed]>
).



Additional content linked to the active club movement was found on the
platform, including an interview with Rundo, a video promoting an associated
clothing brand, and a channel for a regional active club in the Netherlands and
Flanders (June 27
<[link removed]>
,August 1
<[link removed]>
,December 12
<[link removed]>
).



CEP also located content that promoted Holocaust denial, antisemitism, and
anti-Aboriginal racism (June 27
<[link removed]>
).



Extreme Right Content Located on Twitter



CEP found multiple examples of extreme right content on Twitter in 2022. In
early May, approximately two dozen accounts were located that posted various
anti-LGBTQ+, racist, and antisemitic statements and memes or endorsed acts of
violence (May 3
<[link removed]>
). Several accounts promoted the active club movement, fascist National Justice
Party, Patriot Front, or theFeuerkrieg Division
<[link removed]> (May 3
<[link removed]>
,May 31
<[link removed]>
). In August, three Twitter accounts were found that glorified the Christchurch
terrorist and other mass shooters and endorsed violence (August 8
<[link removed]>
). CEP found over a dozen Twitter accounts created in October that posted
various extreme right content, including Holocaust denial, antisemitic and
racist tweets, and content endorsing extreme right groups (November 7
<[link removed]>
).



Neo-Nazi Telegram Channels That Endorse Violence Attempted Move to TamTam



In November, several Telegram chats and channels that constitute part of the
“Terrogram” community attempted to move to the Russian communications app
TamTam (November 22
<[link removed]>
). Admins stated that the move was due to Telegram’s prior deletion of
channels. Content on TamTam included guides on how to make explosives,
manifestos from white supremacist terrorists, and propaganda videos from
several neo-Nazi accelerationist groups. TamTam removed 18 channels after CEP
reported them (December 1
<[link removed]>
).



Continued Extremist Interest in Cryptocurrency



The use and promotion of cryptocurrency continued in 2022 among pro-ISIS
online communities and the extreme right. The administrator of a pro-ISIS chat
room dedicated to technology sought to find a domain host that accepted
cryptocurrency, and a pro-ISIS tech group posted a crypto dictionary (August 16
<[link removed]>
,December 19
<[link removed]>
). In November, a white supremacist information and operations security chat
recommended using privacy coins, such as Monero (November 22
<[link removed]>
).



Qimam Electronic Foundation Cryptocurrency terminology guide



Extreme Right Use of Online Payment Processors and Crowdfunding Sites



CEP found four examples of extreme right adherents using online payment
processors or crowdfunding websites in 2022. In January, a neo-Nazi digital
artist who has made propaganda for Patriot Front, the active club movement, and
a variety of content promoting neo-Nazi causes was crowdfunding on the website
Buy Me a Coffee (January 10
<[link removed]>
). An Austrian anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant group solicited donations via
PayPal (May 9
<[link removed]>
). A white supremacist group that advocated for acts of violence posted a link
to their CashApp account(November 22
<[link removed]>
). In September, a neo-Nazi propagandist sought to fundraise on the website
GiveSendGo to develop land to hold trainings and “racist family campouts” (
September 12
<[link removed]>
).



Online Stores Shut Down and Content Removed from Barnes & Noble



Following action by CEP, Spring removed a fundraiser for an imprisoned
Austrian neo-Nazi and two clothing stores that sold neo-Nazi merchandise (April
19
<[link removed]>
,June 6
<[link removed]>
,August 1
<[link removed]>
). Barnes & Noble also removed an edition of Henry Ford’s notorious antisemitic
bookThe International Jew, printed by a white supremacist press after being
alerted by CEP (November 14
<[link removed]>
,November 15
<[link removed]>
).



Ongoing Efforts to Spread Bomb Making Instructions and Other Information
Useful to Potential Attackers



CEP found multiple examples of extremists spreading information on producing
explosives, bomb components, and information on toxins. Multiple pages related
to explosives and detonators were located on the bulletin board website
JustPaste.It, posted by the pro-ISIS al-Saqri Foundation, which disseminates
information useful to potential terrorists (May 16
<[link removed]>
,May 23
<[link removed]>
,June 21
<[link removed]>
,June 27
<[link removed]>
,July 25
<[link removed]>
,November 14
<[link removed]>
,December 12
<[link removed]>
). The same group also posted information on JustPaste.It related to the
production of botulism and ricin (August 8
<[link removed]>
,August 22
<[link removed]>
). JustPaste.It removed all pages after they were reported by CEP. Al-Saqri
guides were also located on the Internet Archive and MediaFire, which both
removed explosives content (June 6
<[link removed]>
,September 12
<[link removed]>
,November 14
<[link removed]>
).



CEP also located a notorious ISIS bomb-making video on the Internet Archive,
which removed it after CEP reported it (January 31
<[link removed]>
,November 22
<[link removed]>
). The same video was also found in February on Jwp.Io, the distributed web
platform IPFS, and the file transfer sites GoFile.Io and File.Fm (February 22
<[link removed]>
).

CEP located explosives content created by a pro-al-Qaeda
<[link removed]> online group on the Internet
Archive, who removed it after it was reported (June 6
<[link removed]>
).



CEP also located guides for the production of explosive devices on Mega.Nz and
BayFiles posted by white supremacists (January 10
<[link removed]>
,February 7
<[link removed]>
). Multiple white supremacist Telegram channels also posted instructions for
making explosives and bomb components (January 31
<[link removed]>
,February 22
<[link removed]>
,May 3
<[link removed]>
,May 16
<[link removed]>
,November 22
<[link removed]>
).



Continuing Spread of Homemade Firearms Plans by the Extreme Right



Neo-Nazi websites, forum users, and Telegram channels posted files and links
for 3D printed firearms. In January, a Telegram channel posted files for
printing handgun suppressors and rifle lower receivers (January 18
<[link removed]>
). A neo-Nazi website that previously had ties to James Mason and the National
Socialist Order (NSO) advised their readers to learn how to 3D print firearms
and components and posted links to those files (July 18
<[link removed]>
). The post was made 11 days after an NSO member pleadedguilty
<[link removed]>
to making threatening online communications, one year after he was arrested
while picking up an assault rifle that he had purchased.



Users of an imageboard on the dark web that encourages acts of white
supremacist terrorism also posted links to plans for building homemade firearms
(August 1
<[link removed]>
,September 12
<[link removed]>
). A user on the same imageboard also posted a link to a site on the dark web
that contained over 100 different files for 3D printed firearms, including
pistols, submachine guns, rifles, and shotguns, as well as components (December
5
<[link removed]>
).



The neo-Nazi website also condemned the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a
firearms safety bill that seeks to increase background checks for those under
21 and prevent individuals convicted of domestic abuse from acquiring firearms (
July 5
<[link removed]>
). In August, several Telegram channels, including one dedicated to spreading
3D printed firearms plans, shared a message endorsing a hypothetical assault
weapons ban, claiming that it would be a positive step towards a new civil war
or widespread disorder (August 16
<[link removed]>
).



Threats Against Public Officials Still Circulating on Telegram



In January, a neo-Nazi Telegram channel called for acts of violence against
public health officials, citing Covid-19 vaccinations, abortion, healthcare
services for LGBTQ+ people, and the opioid epidemic (January 31
<[link removed]>
). In April, CEP researchers located a new version of a white supremacist
Telegram channel that has doxed and called for violence against judges,
prominent Jewish individuals, politicians, and wealthy individuals and their
families (April 19
<[link removed]>
).



Online Extreme Right Routinely Celebrates Terrorism, Threats, and Attack
Anniversaries



2022 began with various extreme right Telegram channels and white supremacists
celebrating the first anniversary of the January 6 Capitol attack (January 10
<[link removed]>
). Later that month, users on 4chan’s/pol board celebrated the 2011 Norway
attacker and spread his manifesto during his parole hearing (January 24
<[link removed]>
). White supremacists on Telegram celebrated the 11th anniversary of the
attacks by advocating for additional violence and sharing memes and the
terrorist’s manifesto (July 25
<[link removed]>
).



Multiple white supremacists and accelerationist neo-Nazis on Telegram and
other platforms shared the video and manifesto of the man who murdered ten
African Americans in a terrorist attack on a Buffalo supermarket on May 14 (May
16
<[link removed]>
). Users on Telegram, Odysee, and 4chan glorified the attacker and, in many
cases, posted links to the attack video. CEP reported clips from the attack
video on Twitter and links to the footage on other sites. Later in May, CEP
continued to find content praising the attacker, spreading the attack video,
and sharing his manifesto on Telegram and imageboards (May 23
<[link removed]>
). A song on BitChute glorifying the gunman was located by CEP later in May.
However, the streaming platform did not remove it after it was reported (May 31
<[link removed]>
). In August, CEP reported a Telegram channel dedicated to spreading the
attacker’s manifesto and the attack video. Four days later, however, the
communications app had not removed it (August 8
<[link removed]>
).



CEP continued to find content praising the Christchurch terrorist attack,
including uploads of the attack video. Users on 4chan’s/pol board shared a link
for the attack video (January 31
<[link removed]>
). In February, researchers located several videos that modified the attack
footage to make it appear like a popular game and found a version of the attack
video made by modifying a video game (February 28
<[link removed]>
). Approximately three years after the attack, CEP located content on
Instagram, TikTok, and Odysee that included attack footage (March 14
<[link removed]>
). Users on Telegram, 4chan, and a dark web imageboard also celebrated the
attack anniversary by sharing the attacker’s manifesto and video, as well as
memes and conspiracy theories (March 21
<[link removed]>
).



Neo-Nazis on Telegram also spread propaganda glorifying the man charged with
murdering five people and wounding 19 more in an attack on an LGBTQ+ club in
Colorado Springs (December 5
<[link removed]>
).



White supremacists celebrated the third anniversary of the April 2019 Poway
synagogue shooting and urged additional acts of antisemitic violence (May 3
<[link removed]>
). Five days later, an extreme right prisoner support group declared the Poway
gunman their “prisoner of the week” and featured his writing on their website (
May 9
<[link removed]>
). Telegram users also glorified the El Paso shooter on the third anniversary
of his murderous rampage at a Walmart and advocated for other acts of violence (
August 8
<[link removed]>
). A video that promoted acts of terrorism and celebrated dozens of individuals
who committed a variety of terrorist attacks targeting the government, police
officers, women, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ+
people, leftists, journalists, and medical professionals was released on
October 14 (October 31
<[link removed]>
).

In February, multiple Telegram channels celebrated bomb threats targeting
historically black colleges and universities (February 7
<[link removed]>
).



Multiple Telegram channels also celebrated the December 3 attack on two
electrical substations in Moore County, North Carolina, by unknown individuals (
December 12
<[link removed]>
). Admins praised the attack, as well as other recent attacks on the power
grid, and posted content hoping to encourage further targeting of electrical
infrastructure.



Continued Spread of Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Manuals



Two neo-Nazi accelerationist guides were released in 2022. On June 1, unknown
individuals released a 14-page publication in the style of “Terrorgram”
Telegram content that advocated for attacks on the electrical grid, attacks on
Jewish organizations, and targeted assassinations of government officials and
their families (June 6
<[link removed]>
). The guide was released on Telegram, 4chan, and Mega.Nz, the last site
removed it after CEP reported it.



On July 14, the Terrorgram community released an approximately 260-page book
that advocated for acts of terrorism (July 18
<[link removed]>
). The book contained a distinctive graphic style and advocated for lone actor
violence, workplace violence, attacks on infrastructure, law enforcement,
politicians, people of color, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Latinos, and LGBTQ+ people.
The book also included instructions on making homemade explosives and offered
advice on committing livestreamed mass shootings. The text was spread widely on
Telegram and several other sites later in the summer, including 4chan, a dark
web imageboard, Ufile.Io, and the Internet Archive, which removed it after CEP
reported it (September 12
<[link removed]>
).



Additionally, older, previously released content still circulates online. For
example, CEP located a book on Google Drive that was initially released in June
2021 and advocated for acts of terrorism (March 28
<[link removed]>
).



Online Extremists Worry About Vulnerabilities, Account Creation, and Opsec



Pro-ISIS tech groups warned their followers about potential dangers, such as
metadata, hardware, and browser vulnerabilities (January 24
<[link removed]>
,May 3
<[link removed]>
,December 12
<[link removed]>
). The online group Qimam Electronic Foundation recommended email services for
ISIS supporters and offered assistance in removing ransomware (August 22
<[link removed]>
,November 7
<[link removed]>
). In May, a pro-ISIS RocketChat user warned others that Telegram saved
information about users and advocated the use of VPNs (May 16
<[link removed]>
).



In the offensive category, in April, a pro-ISIS group shared what they claimed
was spyware that could be deployed against opponents (April 19
<[link removed]>
).



A pro-ISIS Telegram user offered phone numbers to create Telegram accounts and
accounts on other communications and social media sites (May 16
<[link removed]>
,December 19
<[link removed]>
).



White supremacists on Telegram urged their followers to improve their
operational security after a prolific extremist poster was sentenced to six
years in prison in Slovakia (November 22
<[link removed]>
).



Splits Within Post-Atomwaffen Division Groups



In September, several members of the Atomwaffen Division successor National
Socialist Order (NSO) announced that they were starting a new group due to an
alleged takeover by adherents of the Satanic occult groupOrder of Nine Angles
<[link removed]> (September 12
<[link removed]>
). A neo-Nazi accelerationist website andThe Base
<[link removed]> also announced that they were
severing ties with NSO.



In November, the website, which previously extensively promoted the work of
the neo-Nazi James Mason, announced that they were severing ties with him (
November 7
<[link removed]>
). Site admins stated that Mason was working with a former NSO member who was
ejected from the group, had criticized AWD/NSO leaders, and was having an
affair with his friend’s wife.



Online Extreme Right Generally Uninterested in Russian Invasion of Ukraine



In many cases, the online extreme right was generally indifferent to Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 or argued for non-involvement. Several
Telegram channels blamed Jews for the conflict or invoked conspiracy theories
claiming that the U.S. was to blame (February 28
<[link removed]>
). TheNordic Resistance Movement
<[link removed]>
declared that they did not support either side and urged their supporters to
remain neutral and focus on internal issues (March 14
<[link removed]>
). In late February, a white supremacist Telegram channel encouraged racist
trolling of a chat created to help Nigerians in Ukraine fleeing the Russian
invasion (March 7
<[link removed]>
).



In March, a neo-Nazi accelerationist website that had previously encouraged
Americans to join Ukrainian forces stated that they were no longer encouraging
Americans to participate (March 7
<[link removed]>
). Similarly, a neo-Nazi Telegram propagandist who had previously advocated for
Americans to become foreign fighters reversed his position and stated that it
was more important to fight the U.S. government (March 7
<[link removed]>
). Later in March, the St. Petersburg located former leader of The Base,Rinaldo
Nazzaro <[link removed]>, urged
his followers not to participate as foreign fighters (March 21
<[link removed]>
).



Post on neo-Nazi Telegram channel, part of a series of polls urging American
white supremacists to stay in the U.S., March 2.



Extreme Right Groups Targeted Drag Events in 2022



Members of the New England group Nationalist Social Club sought to intimidate
performers and attendees of drag events (August 1
<[link removed]>
,August 16
<[link removed]>
). In December, the group asked for tips regarding future events they should
protest (December 5
<[link removed]>
). A regional Proud Boys chapter doxed the host of a drag event on Telegram in
November (November 7
<[link removed]>
).



ISIS Names Two New Leaders in 2022



On March 10, ISIS named Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
<[link removed]>
as the group’s new leader (March 14
<[link removed]>
). Al-Qurashi was appointed following the February 3 death of their previous
leaderAmir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla
<[link removed]>
, a.k.a. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, in a U.S. Special Operations raid (
February 7
<[link removed]>
). ISIS online supporters had urged each other to wait for official
confirmation from the terrorist group.



On November 30, ISIS announced in an audio message that Abu Hasan al-Hashimi
al-Qurashi had been killed and namedAbu al-Hussain al-Hussaini al-Qurashi
<[link removed]>
as the group’s new caliph (December 5
<[link removed]>
).



In both cases, the announcements were followed by propaganda videos and photos
showing pledges of allegiance to the new leader from various ISIS provinces (
March 21
<[link removed]>
,December 5
<[link removed]>
,December 12
<[link removed]>
).



A propaganda photo from ISIS’s self-proclaimed province in Afghanistan,
released on Telegram on December 1, 2022.



ISIS and Supporters Continue to Release Propaganda Videos and Magazines



ISIS continued releasing propaganda videos in 2022, and the terrorist group’s
supporters persisted in releasing regional web magazines. CEP located multiple
new ISIS propaganda videos, especially after new leaders were announced in
March and November (January 24
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,June 27
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,July 5
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,July 25
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,November 14
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,December 19
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). For active links to ISIS propaganda videos, which the group and its
supporters disseminate in the first wave of link distribution on the day of
release, and excluding Telegram, RocketChat, Hoop, and pro-ISIS propaganda
websites, CEP found:

* 60% of links were for content posted on file transfer sites, including
cloud storage sites, anonymous download sites, or websites designed for
person-to-person transfers.


* 13% of links led to websites specifically designed for streaming videos.


* 12% of links were for content on social media sites.


* 14% of links were for content on online libraries.


* 1% of links were for content posted on forums.


CEP also located several releases of the pro-ISIS English language web
magazine Voice of Hind (February 7
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,March 7
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,May 9
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). The magazine encouraged joining ISIS and committing acts of terrorism.
Articles commented on current events and sought to spread ISIS ideological
content. The last edition of Voice of Hind, issue 27, was released in May (May 9

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). India’s National Investigative Agency (NIA) detained 50 people allegedly
linked to Voice of Hind inOctober
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.



In January, ISIS supporters allegedly in Afghanistan released the first
edition of the English language web magazine Voice of Khurasan via the al-Azaim
Foundation media outlet (February 7
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). Modeled on Voice of Hind, Voice of Khurasan criticizes and seeks to
undermine support for the Taliban, comments on current events, and encourages
joining ISIS (February 7
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,March 14
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,May 9
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,November 7
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).



Examples of Content



Atomwaffen Division Videos, Antisemitic Propaganda Located on Instagram (March
14
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CEP researchers located two Atomwaffen Division propaganda videos and a
compilation video containing footage from AWD and The Base on Instagram. The
two AWD videos were uploaded on March 4 and February 28 and had 199 and 176
views on March 10, respectively. The compilation video, uploaded on February
21, had 63 views. CEP also located an Instagram user that used an AWD
propaganda image as a profile photo. An account was also found that contained a
link in the profile for a neo-Nazi website that supports the work of James
Mason and supports the National Socialist Order. Other accounts located on
Instagram included using the 2011 Norway terrorist as a profile photo and
posting antisemitic memes. After reporting the content, Instagram removed the
compilation video and one of the AWD videos, but Instagram did not remove the
second AWD video.



AWD video on Instagram. Screenshot taken on March 10.



Al-Qaeda Communique Released Condemning President Biden’s Trip to Saudi Arabia
(August 29
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On August 25, al-Qaeda released a message via the group’s official media wing,
as-Sahab, condemning President Biden’s July trip to Saudi Arabia. The
three-page statement also denounced the possibility of future diplomatic
relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. It stated that the U.S. role in the
world is uncertain after the withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan and that
Middle Eastern states are searching for new alliances, hoping to include the
U.S. and Israel. The communique was dated July 2022 and did not mention the
July 31 killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri or potential new leadership. The message
was the first released by as-Sahab since July 16.



Al-Qaeda statement on JustPaste.It. Screenshot taken on August 25.



Pro-ISIS Web Magazine “Voice of Khurasan 17” Released (November 7
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On November 1, the pro-ISIS Al-Azaim Media Foundation released issue 17 of the
web magazine Voice of Khurasan. The main article criticized the Taliban and
Hamas as nationalist organizations sympathetic to Iran and linked to Qatar. The
same piece accused Iran of using both the Taliban and Hamas as a counterbalance
to ISIS in the Middle East and criticized the Taliban for their failure to
institute religious law and continuation of relations with the government of
China, despite their persecution of the Uyghurs. The magazine also contained a
biography of the ISIS fighter who committed the March 2020 attack on a Sikh
Gurdwara in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed 25 people and injured eight. Other
articles condemned Yusuf al-Qaradawi, following secular law, and advised the
reader to participate in fighting and eventual martyrdom. Additional articles
advocated strict modesty for women and criticized French colonial policies in
North Africa and during the Algerian War of Independence.



In addition to Telegram, RocketChat, and a cloud storage site, the web
magazine was released on at least seven other websites. Twenty-four hours
later, the web magazine was available on five websites: Anonfiles,
FastFileUpload.Com, Files.Fm, MediaFire, and the Internet Archive. AnonFiles,
Files.Fm, and MediaFire removed the web magazine after CEP reported it. The
Internet Archive made the file only accessible to logged in users after CEP
reported it.



Article in Voice of Khurasan issue 17.



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