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.
White supremacist propaganda spiked in 2020, nearly doubling from 2019: Report Print this article
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.
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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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