by: Jessica Reaves November 11, 2016 While most white supremacists are celebrating the election of Donald Trump as the next American president, some worry his campaign promises will go unfulfilled. Others, particularly Christian Identity adherents, who practice a virulently racist and anti-Semitic religion, believe or suspect Trump is merely part of a Jewish controlled system. One ominous poster to the white supremacist website Stormfront using the screen name Vikingcelt wrote, “All…

by: Jessica Reaves November 10, 2016 Not surprisingly, an array of white supremacists, including those associated with the alt right, are celebrating Donald Trump’s win in the presidential election. These extremists are not just reveling in Trump’s victory, they feel they played a role in helping him achieve the highest office in the land. Some, believing that they have been in the vanguard of promoting white interests, are rejoicing that whites working- and middle-class whites…

by: Mark Pitcavage November 10, 2016 Before November 8, many members of the militia movement, anticipating a “rigged” Trump defeat, had promised violence and revolution. “Oil em up, boys,” posted one anti-government extremist to Facebook, “the time grows near for revolution.  By ballot or bullet we will make America great again.” Save for those who supported Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, the militia movement—including traditional militia…

by: Jessica Reaves November 10, 2016 As the world weighs in on the results of the U.S. presidential election, media groups associated with foreign terrorist organizations are adding their voices as well. Several propaganda outlets are exulting in Donald Trump’s victory, expressing hope that he will lead the U.S. toward destruction. Some hope he will force Muslims to choose extremism over a hostile West. Others have taken a more moderate stance, claiming that there is no difference…

by: Jessica Reaves November 08, 2016 It’s Election Day (finally!) and the Anti-Defamation League is monitoring extremist activity online and at the polls. While ADL is non-partisan and does not support or oppose candidates for office, we believe it is important to report on election-related extremist threats, as well as various conspiracy theories and calls to action.  Our Center on Extremism team will be updating this blog throughout the day. Note: Some of the “voter…

by: Jessica Reaves November 03, 2016   A social media campaign is calling for the boycott of Chobani yogurt and targeting Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya for his support of refugees around the world. Ulukaya is a Muslim Kurd who grew up in Turkey and has built a hugely successful business that employs thousands of people in New York State and Idaho. The campaign against him reflects the twin threats of anti-immigrant bigotry and anti-Muslim extremism. In 2015, the image of a Syrian…

by: Oren Segal October 02, 2016 Approximately 25 members and supporters of the “White Lives Matter” movement protested Saturday, October 1, outside the Anti-Defamation League offices in Houston, Texas. The small group of white supremacists gathered to voice their anger at the ADL for a multitude of perceived slights including not labeling the Black Lives Matter movement a hate group. In early September, the ADL published an article describing “White Lives Matter”…

by: Jessica Reaves September 22, 2016 ISIS supporters are attempting to capitalize on the September 17 and 18 attacks in the U.S. – bombs placed in locations in New York and New Jersey and a stabbing in a Minnesota mall – with a new hashtag campaign on social media. The campaign began on September 20 but has yet to achieve levels of participation seen in previous ISIS hashtag campaigns. The campaign, which uses an Arabic-language hashtag that translates to “In the heart of…

by: Jessica Reaves September 21, 2016 Bombs in New York and New Jersey on September 17th and 18th and an unrelated stabbing attack on September 17th in Minnesota serve as reminders of the domestic threat posed by individuals motivated by Islamic extremism. These attacks come amid propaganda from groups including ISIS and Al Qaeda increasingly encouraging Westerners to commit attacks with any means at their disposal.   The bombs placed in Manhattan’s Chelsea…

September 20, 2016 Update – 10/03/2017: On the evening of October 1st, Stephen Paddock opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas from the 32nd floor of his Mandalay Bay hotel room, killing at least 59, and wounding more than 500. ISIS’ media outlet, Amaq, claimed Paddock was a “soldier of the Islamic State,” and that he had “converted to Islam months ago.” While such wording is reminiscent of claims for attacks inspired by the group, the FBI has…

by: Mark Pitcavage September 15, 2016   In what may be the most recent attempt at violence against police officers by someone angry over the highly publicized police killings of black men across the United States in recent years, a Phoenix man allegedly rammed his vehicle into a trio of police officers standing outside a convenience store. A police-obtained video from the incident, which occurred on September 12,  shows a vehicle allegedly driven by Marc LaQuon Payne, 44,…

by: Oren Segal August 29, 2016 Two newly released ISIS propaganda pieces  encourage the group’s supporters in the West to commit attacks using unconventional weapons, a message that has become a standard for ISIS and has increasingly been adopted by Al Qaeda as well. A 19-minute long propaganda video circulated on August 23 via social media and Telegram made this call clear. Titled “Deter the Enemy from Harming Your State,” the video, created by ISIS’s Khayr…