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Khaybar Khaybar ya y…

"Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud" is the first verse of an antisemitic chant which references a battle fought in 628 CE in the Khaybar Oasis, in the Hejaz province of modern-day Saudi Arabia. During this battle, the army... Read more

Slogans / Code words Islamist

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Major Nidal Hasan

Major Nidal Hasan went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009, killing 13 people and injuring more than 30 others. Hasan was in contact with Anwar al-Awlaki, the influential American-born terrorist idealogue. In his... Read more

People Islamist

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Noelle Velentzas and…

Noelle Velentzas and Asia Siddiqui are American Al Qaeda-inspired domestic terrorists. Between 2013 and 2015, they taught each other how to construct a bomb, which they intended to use in an attack targeting law enforcement. Siddiqui also... Read more

People Islamist

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Disinformation

Disinformation is purposely created false/misleading information that is meant to manipulate or harm people, places and institutions. It is created with malice or greed, typically in pursuit of political, social or financial agendas. One example is government-run... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Right-wing

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Misinformation

Misinformation is false/misleading information that is spread by those who genuinely believe it to be true, without malice or coordination. One example is average social media users sharing anti-vax conspiracy theories they believe are factual and correct.

Key Concepts / Definitions Right-wing

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Malinformation

Malinformation is real information that is spread deliberately and with malice, such as doxing or revealing personal, private information without consent.

Key Concepts / Definitions Right-wing

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Adam Yahiye Gadahn

Adam Yahiye Gadahn was born Adam Pearlman in Oregon in 1978; his father changed their last name to Gadahn after converting to Christianity. Adam later converted to Islam and quickly radicalized— he was arrested in 1997 for... Read more

People Islamist

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Islamic Revolutionar…

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is part of Iran’s armed forces, separate from the traditional military but complementary to it. The group is tasked with defending Iran’s revolutionary regime, which took power in 1979, and answers... Read more

Groups / Movements Islamist

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Kata’ib Hezbollah

Kata’ib Hezbollah (also Kata’ib Hizballah) is an Iraqi Shia militant group that seeks to institute an Iran-aligned government in Iraq, remove U.S. and coalition forces from the country and further Iranian interests in the region. KH has... Read more

Groups / Movements Islamist

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Palestinian Islamic …

Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), also known as Palestine Islamic Jihad, is a radical Islamist extremist organization inspired by the Iranian revolution of 1979. It was established by Palestinian students in Egypt who were admirers of the... Read more

Groups / Movements Islamist