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FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a “Nationalist Social Club 131” (NSC 131) shirt shows his swastika tattoo during a pro-police rally, following weeks of protests against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. June 27, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. far-right and white supremacist groups sharply stepped up their distribution of racist or anti-Semitic fliers, posters banners and other forms of physical propaganda last year, according to a study released on Wednesday.
The Anti-Defamation League said it logged a total of 5,125 cases last year, compared with 2,724 in 2019. Its study focused on paper propaganda and signs, not online messages.
Natick Town Meeting member Suzanne Ianni and Mark Sahady march through the streets of Washington, D.C., before they allegedly stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
White supremacist propaganda reached alarming levels across the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report that the Anti-Defamation League provided to The Associated Press.
There were 5,125 cases of racist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ and other hateful messages spread through physical flyers, stickers, banners and posters, according to Wednesday s report. That’s nearly double the 2,724 instances reported in 2019. Online propaganda is much harder to quantify, and it s likely those cases reached into the millions, the anti-hate organization said.
Indiana saw a 24 percent increase in cases from 2019. Author: WTHR.com staff, The Associated Press Published: 11:38 AM EDT March 17, 2021 Updated: 11:38 AM EDT March 17, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS White supremacist propaganda reached alarming levels across the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report that the Anti-Defamation League put out.
There were 5,125 cases of racist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ and other hateful messages spread through physical flyers, stickers, banners and posters, according to Wednesday s report. That’s nearly double the 2,724 instances reported in 2019. Online propaganda is much harder to quantify, and it s likely those cases reached into the millions, the anti-hate organization said.
In Indiana, 57 incidents were reported in 2020. That s a 24 percent increase from the 46 incidents in 2019. Neighboring Illinois saw a 100 percent increase with 152 incidents.
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Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 1:47 PM click to enlarge Courtesy Image / ADL These images were collected by ADL as it documented hate group propaganda in 2020. Texas-based group Patriot Front was responsible for 80% of racist, antisemitic and other hateful messages tracked in the U.S. by the Anti-Defamation League last year in its annual report on white supremacist propaganda. Dallas-headquartered Patriot Front, which espouses racism and antisemitism and prominently uses former President Donald Trump s America First messaging, was responsible for 4,105 of the incidents cited in the report. Texas also had the highest number of appearances of racist propaganda messages last year at 574.