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.@splcenter is suing neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin unleashing an antisemitic trollstorm on a Jewish woman in Montana. Clearly, that was not an isolated incident — he falsely accused Muslim-American radio host Dean Obeidallah of being a terrorist.https://nyti.ms/2Keb0cu 

The right’s refusal to acknowledge actual political violence only aids white nationalists by downplaying their culpability & by allowing white nationalists space to push the false narrative that the “violent left” is the real threat.https://bit.ly/2WzC9xk 

InfoWars — the far-right conspiracy show hosted by antigovernment extremist Alex Jones — settled a copyright lawsuit with Matt Furie, the creator of Pepe the Frog, a meme co-opted by the so-called "alt-right" for $15,000.https://bit.ly/2CT7n9d 

"The way white supremacists use social media to spread propaganda & hateful messages is the same as those used by ISIS & foreign terrorist organizations. ... with Twitter becoming an easy radicalization tool."https://bit.ly/2Zn1Jmh 

We analyzed the writings of Alexander Slavros — an Eastern European essayist who ran the neo-fascist website Iron March — and have identified him as Alisher Mukhitdinov.https://bit.ly/2WorG71 

You can fight hate. Join forces with others in your community to stand up to bigotry. Educate yourself about extremism. Support victims of hate-motivated violence. Pressure leaders to make change. Teach acceptance, diversity and inclusion.https://bit.ly/2iamT63 

Hate crimes terrorize entire communities and fray the social fabric of our country. There have been 184 hate crimes in New York since the beginning of 2019. That's a 64% increase over the same time period last year.https://nyti.ms/2ZbVq4y 

We track hate groups operating throughout the US. In 2018, we counted 1,020 — up from 954 the previous year. #RageAgainstChangehttps://www.splcenter.org/hate-map 

The white nationalist hate group Aryan Brotherhood is the largest & deadliest prison gang in the US, with roughly 20,000 members inside prisons and on the streets. Their motto — "blood in, blood out" — underscores how central violence is to the group.https://bit.ly/2ZcIITe 

Incels believe that women owe men sex, and that men should dominate women. Not only is this male supremacist belief central to a number of far-right ideologies, it's responsible for violence toward women.https://bit.ly/2K49VEj 

"A lot of the tech companies announce what sound like excellent policies, and then when it comes to actually enforcing those policies, there ends up being massive gaps." — SPLC's Heidi Beirichhttps://yhoo.it/2K3P6bU 

Antigovernment conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has used his platform as a talk show host to harass and intimidate the families of children who died in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.https://cnn.it/2ZbWdm2 

"It’s actually a pretty common pattern where folks become more and more conservative and finally make their way into full-on white nationalism." — SPLC's Heidi Beirichhttps://bit.ly/2Z6aCAk 

The anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim extremist group Patriot Movement of AZ has harassed and intimidated churches providing help to immigrants. .@splcenter is suing.https://bit.ly/2XrdUxI 

"YouTube’s decision to remove hateful content depends on its ability to enact and enforce policies and procedures that will prevent this content from becoming a global organizing tool for the radical right." — SPLC's Heidi Beirichhttps://bit.ly/2EWoV2G