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Media Jihad
"Media jihad" refers to an ISIS innovation in the Islamist terrorist sphere heavily emphasizing online media and appealing propaganda as a means of recruiting foreign fighters and spreading its message. To this end, ISIS recruiters often emphasize... Read more
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Nutella and Kittens
Nutella and kittens was among ISIS's more inventive and disturbing media tactics. In 2015, the group paired calls to join the Islamic State with innocuous images that were popular on the internet, including pictures of kittens or... Read more
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Paper Terrorism
"Paper terrorism" is a term given to a range of tactics developed by the sovereign citizen movement to use against their perceived enemies. These tactics typically involve the filing of bogus legal documents or the misuse of... Read more

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Black Bloc Tactics
Black bloc tactics are often employed by militant antifa adherents at protests. Participants dressed in all black will operate as a unified force. Tactics include arming themselves with riot shields and positioning themselves at the front while... Read more

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Red ink thumbprints/…
Some sovereign citizens believe they must place a thumbprint or fingerprint next to their signature on a document for it to be valid. Most, though not all, who hold such beliefs further claim that the signature and... Read more
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White supremacist (p…
Physical white supremacist propaganda includes distributions of physical media like fliers, posters, stickers, leaflets, banners and graffiti. The goal is to maximize media and online attention, while limiting the risk of individual exposure, negative media coverage, arrests... Read more
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Zoombombing
Zoombombing, a reference to the popular video conferencing platform, occurs when online meetings are disrupted by graphic or threatening messages or activity. Incidences of zoombombing surged in 2020, at the start of the COVID pandemic. Online Jewish... Read more
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Disinformation
Disinformation is purposely created false/misleading information that is meant to manipulate or harm people, places and institutions. It is created with malice or greed, typically in pursuit of political, social or financial agendas. One example is government-run... Read more