Glossary of Extremism and HateThis database provides an overview of many of the terms and individuals used by or associated with movements and groups that subscribe to and/or promote extremist or hateful ideologies.
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American Blackshirts
The American Blackshirts Movement is a white supremacist group active in the southern United States, primarily in Florida and Texas. Named after the paramilitary wing of the Italian fascist party of the 20th century, the group advocates... Read more
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The Act Now to Stop …
The anti-Israel International Action Center, an anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist organization founded in 1992 by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, established the Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition in 2001 to organize against... 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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U.S. Palestinian Com…
USPCN (U.S. Palestinian Community Network) is a prominent and radical anti-Israel activist group founded in 2006 that has on numerous occasions expressed support for terror and promoted antisemitic tropes. The organization has chapters and members across the... Read more
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Samidoun
Samidoun-Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is a self-described solidarity network for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. In October 2024, the U.S. and Canadian governments sanctioned Samidoun as a "sham charity that serves as an international fundraiser for The... Read more
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Unity of Fields, for…
Unity of Fields, formerly known as Palestine Action U.S., is a far-left anti-Zionist “direct action network” that engages in and/or promotes protests and defacement of private property belonging to organizations and individuals it considers supportive of Israel... Read more
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The Popular Front fo…
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) is a Marxist-Leninist Palestinian terrorist group with ties to the Iranian regime that is often praised by anti-Israel activists, including those affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine... Read more
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Terrorgram
Terrorgram is a decentralized network of white supremacist, neo-Nazi and accelerationist groups, influencers and meme pages with the collective goal of promoting stochastic terrorism and inspiring individuals to conduct either group-oriented or “lone wolf” terror attacks. The... Read more
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The American Futuris…
The American Futurist is an online accelerationist media platform run primarily by several former members of Atomwaffen Division, a now-defunct neo-Nazi accelerationist group. Founded in 2020, The American Futurist seeks to promote and spread white supremacist... Read more
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Black Swan Event
A black swan event refers to an unforeseen event that results in severe and widespread negative consequences that seems avoidable in hindsight. The term is commonly used in the finance world and was popularized by former Wall... Read more
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Syringe Swastika
The syringe swastika (sometimes referred to as a “vaccine swastika”) is a symbol used by some anti-vaccine activists to express opposition to vaccine mandates, likening such policies to the oppressive and genocidal policies of Nazi Germany. The... Read more
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Plandemic
“Plandemic” is a popular conspiratorial term used by some conspiracy theorists, extremists and anti-vaccine activists to describe their belief that the COVID-19 pandemic was deliberately “planned” and “orchestrated” by global elites and the government as a ruse... Read more
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Pureblood/Pure Blood
“Pureblood” (or “pure blood”) is a term some anti-vaxxers, QAnon adherents and conspiracy theorists use to refer to themselves and others who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. The term draws upon unfounded beliefs that COVID-19 vaccines... Read more
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Directed Energy Weap…
Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) are a type of long-ranged weapon that use concentrated electromagnetic energy fired at the speed of light to damage and destroy enemy targets, such as missiles, satellites or drones. DEW research has been... Read more
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Scamdemic
“Scamdemic” is a popular conspiratorial term used by some conspiracy theorists, extremists and anti-vaccine activists to describe their belief that the COVID-19 pandemic was deliberately planned and “orchestrated” by global elites as a ruse to enslave humanity... Read more
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Resistance News Netw…
Resistance News Network (RNN) is a radical antisemitic, anti-Zionist English-language Telegram channel that promotes violence against Israel and anti-normalization with “Zionists.” RNN first appeared on Telegram in October 2022. As of October 2023, RNN has claimed that... Read more
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Turbo Cancer
Turbo cancer is a term used for an anti-vaccine conspiracy theory that claims COVID-19 vaccines, especially mRNA vaccines, are causing vaccinated individuals to develop aggressive, fast-developing cancers. The claim has been debunked by medical experts, and the... Read more