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.
The ADL, which was founded more than a century ago, said that last year marked the highest level of white supremacist propaganda seen in at least a decade. Its report comes as federal authorities investigate and prosecute those who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January, some of whom are accused of having ties to or expressing support for hate groups and antigovernment militias.
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A Wednesday report by the Anti-Defamation League found white supremacist propaganda surged in 2020, finding more than 5,100 cases of racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-LGBTQ messages spread through various media.
Messages were spread through physical fliers, stickers, banners, and posters, almost doubling the more than 2,700 instances of propaganda reported in 2019. Propaganda gives white supremacists the ability to maximize media and online attention, while limiting the risk of individual exposure, negative media coverage, arrests and public backlash that often accompanies more public events, the report read.
Propaganda was found in every state, except Hawaii, with the highest levels of messaging being found in Texas, Washington, California, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
White supremacist propaganda in US surged in 2020, ADL report says
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WASHINGTON - 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.
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Distribution of white supremacist propaganda nearly doubled across America in 2020, with 5,125 incidents of racist, antisemitic and other hateful messages being reported by an advocacy group.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said Wednesday that 2020 had the “highest level” of cases of such propaganda since it started monitoring the phenomenon – an average of about 14 cases daily. There were 2,724 instances reported in 2019, ADL said.
The release of ADL’s report came hours after a gunman fatally shot eight people at several Atlanta-area massage parlors – six of the victims killed were of Asian descent, and seven were women – spurring fears the spree was racially motivated. The shootings were carried out amid an increase in anti-Asian bigotry across the US, which has included harassment and physical attacks.