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Suspects accused of targeting Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have a history of ties to self-styled militias. Here's what you need to know about these extremist groups.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged six men on suspicion of conspiring to kidnap the Michigan G…
Inyoung Choi
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Fashion brand Fred Perry halted sales of a polo shirt adopted by the far-right Proud Boys group
A black-and-yellow Fred Perry shirt adopted as an unofficial uniform of the Proud Boys group is no …
Grace Dean
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The FBI is probing whether foreign governments, groups or individuals funded Capitol rioters using Bitcoin, says report
A now-deceased French national made a series of Bitcoin transfers to US far-right groups and indivi…
Tom Porter
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An FBI report found white supremacists sought 'affiliation with military and law enforcement' to further their goals
An internal report obtained by ABC News found right-wing extremists intended to infiltrate law enfo…
Connor Perrett
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The Capitol riot revealed a political chasm among American Jews, who are split over Trumpism and the far-right
American Jews were divided over Trump. In the wake of the January 6 riot, that tension has never be…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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6 Oath Keepers extremists who guarded Roger Stone before the Capitol riot joined the siege: NY Times report
Members of the Oath Keepers - a militant, anti-government group - have been accused of planning the…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Top conservative figures are tweeting to advertise their Parler accounts after Trump was permanently banned from Twitter
QAnon supporter Angela Stanton-King and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie are among those encouraging T…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Gab, a social-networking site popular among the far right, seems to be capitalizing on Twitter bans and Parler being forced offline. It says it's gaining 10,000 new users an hour.
"In very short order Gab will be bigger than the entire legacy media combined," the company tweeted…
Libertina Brandt
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Gab, the social-media platform booming on the far-right, has posted direct QAnon quotes on Twitter
The corporate Twitter account for Gab, a social-media platform similar to Facebook, quoted a messag…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Trump frequently accuses the far-left of inciting violence, yet right-wing extremists have killed 329 victims in the last 25 years, while antifa members haven't killed any, according to a new study
Counter-terrorism expert Seth Jones, who helped create the dataset, told The Guardian: "Left-wing v…
James Pasley
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A US governor accused Trump of encouraging 'domestic rebellion' after his 'LIBERATE' tweets were hailed by far-right extremists
Far-right extremists who advocate violent conflict believe the president is an ally due to his atte…
Julian Kossoff
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Alt-right extremists have been getting riled up online watching the January 6 hearings: experts
January 6 hearing days correspond to spikes in conspiracy theories on Telegram, Gab, 4Chan, and oth…
Laura Italiano
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How Ted Cruz ended up sharing Russian far-right propaganda to attack the US military
Insider traced the route of a video comparing US and Russian military recruitment ads from pro-Krem…
Tom Porter
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A Wisconsin QAnon believer shot soldiers with a paintball gun days after traveling to DC in hopes of a phony Trump inauguration, federal investigators say
According to a federal criminal complaint, a QAnon believer in Wisconsin shot paintballs at Army re…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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A GOP congressman said so many Republican voters now believe in the QAnon conspiracy theory it could destroy the party
Rep. Peter Meijer told CNN that "disillusionment and alienation" could lead conservatives not to vo…
Tom Porter
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What is the future of QAnon? What the return of 'Q' means for QAnon and the far-right conspiracy movement.
The anonymous leader of QAnon began posting new messages after a year and a half absence, sparking …
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Anti-vax campaigners who have been radicalised on social media pose a growing threat, experts say
Anti-lockdown groups in the UK are becoming increasingly entangled with far-right groups on social …
Thomas Colson
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Off-duty police officers and members of the military are being investigated over the attack on the US Capitol
Police officers are being placed on leave across the US while their involvement in the rally and ri…
Tom Porter
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Trump thinks the September 18 rally in support of Capitol-riot suspects is a setup designed to make him look bad, report says
Trump has been curiously silent about a rally on Saturday in support of those facing legal penaltie…
Tom Porter
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War at home: 20 years after 9/11, jihadists are no longer the biggest threat facing the US
Far-right extremists have killed more Americans in the US than jihadists have since 9/11, data show…