Content by David Neiwert
Study finds nearly 22 percent of Republican state legislators joined extremist Facebook groups
Researchers find GOP lawmakers pushing for censorship and voter suppression laws based on groups’ beliefs
May 22, 2022, 13:05 PDT
After battling white nationalist hecklers, GOP youth group has decided to invite them in
Charlie Kirk’s TPUSA signals its surrender to white nationalist ‘groypers’ by embracing them
April 25, 2022, 0:49 PDT
Military background among far-right extremist criminals has exploded since 2017, study finds
Nearly one in five of the 700-plus people under indictment for their actions on Jan. 6 have military backgrounds, echoing a phenomenon of extremist recruitment from the ranks of veterans by groups like the Oath Keepers
January 20, 2022, 0:43 PST
Denver shooter’s ties to well-known Republican commentators underline misogyny’s key role in violence
January 5, 2022, 14:07 PST
Tucker Carlson inadvertently attacks his own fan in desperate bid to shift blame for Capitol attack
With no real evidence to support his lies about January 6, the Fox News host is resorting to smearing his own fans
December 13, 2021, 9:16 PST
Tucker Carlson spins violent fantasies to Fox News viewers in propaganda series about Jan. 6
Rupert Murdoch’s star anchor is deliberately lying to excuse and promote right-wing violence
November 4, 2021, 23:24 PDT
Hacked data exposes how deeply ‘patriot’ extremism has penetrated the mainstream
Examinations of hacked records show scores of people used work emails to join extremist Oath Keepers group
November 3, 2021, 0:28 PDT
FBI: Accused terrorist wanted to blow up Amazon data center to inspire mass violence
Some extremists have begun trying to goad law enforcement into large-scale weapons seizures
October 18, 2021, 3:00 PDT
Hacked data: Police officers sought to join extremist Oath Keepers group after Jan. 6 insurrection
Active-duty law enforcement officers sought out extremist paramilitary group after failed Trump coup attempt
October 6, 2021, 13:20 PDT
Whistleblower confirms: Facebook deliberately chose to promote violent and hateful content
Facebook suppressed internal research that showed harmful effects of its products
October 5, 2021, 3:00 PDT
As Capitol riot indictments pile up, prosecutors are working their way up the chain of authority
Low-level insurrectionists are providing very useful information to federal investigators as they seek to avoid jail
July 2, 2021, 9:21 PDT
The FBI’s intelligence failures ahead of Jan. 6 are part of a broader pattern of downplaying right-wing extremism
U.S. law enforcement agencies have a troubling history of minimizing the threat posed by far-right groups
June 28, 2021, 7:00 PDT
Extremists mobilizing in Republican primaries to take out party leaders
Covid deniers and conspiracy theorists have been let loose in the Western states
May 26, 2021, 8:38 PDT