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Alex Jones

Alex Jones is a prominent Texas-based right-wing conspiracy theorist who emerged in the late 1990s as a promoter of anti-government conspiracy theories popular with the militia movement. Over the years, Jones built a multimedia empire based on conspiracies about the New World Order, the 9/11 attacks, the Sandy Hook massacre and other shootings, George Soros and COVID-19.

This 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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Terrorgram

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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Cultural Marxism

“Cultural Marxism” is a term used typically by right-wing ideologues to attack an array of ideas and concepts they oppose, including multiculturalism, globalism, feminism and LGBTQ+ rights, among others. The term often functions as an antisemitic dog... Read more

Slogans / Code words Right-wing
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“Parents’ Rights Movement”

“Parents’ Rights Mov…

The “parents’ rights movement” (also known as “parental rights”) is a loose coalition of right-wing and far-right-wing organizations and interest groups that advocate for right-wing causes in schools. “Parental rights groups” often promote policies, ideas and language... Read more

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