153 Results

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

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

Conspiracy Theories Non-extremist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

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

Numbers / Symbols Non-extremist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

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

Key Concepts / Definitions Non-extremist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Save the/our Children

"Save the children" is a QAnon rallying cry often used as a hashtag on social media. QAnon borrowed this hashtag from a legitimate human-trafficking campaign to spread the baseless claim that pedophiles are kidnapping children off the... Read more

Slogans / Code words Right-wing

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Sealed indictments

"Sealed indictments" is a reference to a much-anticipated future event central to QAnon lore: that the Justice Department is holding hundreds of thousands of sealed indictments against Democratic politicians and other members of the elite, enumerating their... Read more

Conspiracy Theories Right-wing

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

South African Flag (…

In 1994, after the end of apartheid, South Africa adopted a new national flag, as the previous flag, adopted in 1928, had come to symbolize the apartheid regime. Since 1994, white supremacists in South Africa and elsewhere... Read more

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Sturmabteilung Symbol

The Sturmabteilung (or SA) emblem was used by Hitler's so-called "Brownshirts," paramilitary formations Hitler utilized to intimidate political opponents before and after his rise to power in Germany. Today it is used by neo-Nazis and other modern-day... Read more

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Swastika

The swastika is an ancient symbol that emerged independently among many cultures. Before the 20th century, its use was almost always benign, and it is still a common religious symbol across Asia associated with good fortune. However... Read more

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Tawhid Emoji

The tawhid emoji or hand gesture is frequently used by Islamists, and ISIS members in particular, to signify their membership. The single finger is meant to reference "tawheed," a religious term for the belief that there is... Read more

Numbers / Symbols Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Ten Days of Darkness

"Ten Days of Darkness" refers to QAnon's prophesized period of unrest that will correspond with The Storm, which has led to vivid speculation about any news story or event referencing 10 days. When former President Donald Trump... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Right-wing