Grooming refers to behaviors used by abusers to build relationships and trust with children or young people to aid in manipulating, exploiting and abusing them. The term has been appropriated and weaponized by anti-LGBTQ+ bigots who falsely... Read more

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

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.

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

Sharia is the term for Islamic religious law based on the Quran and hadiths. The term has become a catch-all phrase used by anti-Muslim bigots to stoke fear about the so-called Islamization of America, claiming that Sharia... Read more

European Paganism is a broad term used to describe a wide variety of religious and spiritual beliefs that originated in or were brought to different parts of Europe prior to the introduction of Christianity. Pagan beliefs can... Read more

Citizens' grand juries (also known as common law grand juries and people's grand juries) are sham juries created primarily by adherents of the sovereign citizen movement, who have a fondness for creating fictitious judicial and governmental entities... Read more

White supremacy is a term used to characterize various belief systems central to which are one or more of the following key tenets: 1) whites should have dominance over people of other backgrounds, especially where they may... Read more

Zoombombing, a reference to the popular video conferencing platform, occurs when online meetings are disrupted by graphic or threatening messages or activity. Incidences of zoombombing surged in 2020, at the start of the COVID pandemic. Online Jewish... Read more

Sharia is the term for Islamic religious law based on the Quran and hadiths. The term has become a catch-all phrase used by anti-Muslim bigots to stoke fear about the so-called Islamization of America, claiming that Sharia... Read more