Thread by @reveal

1/ Fox News' @TuckerCarlson has spent the last couple of years transforming from mainstream conservative to America’s leading white nationalist pundit.

We wanted to know what white nationalists in some of the internet’s foulest corners thought of him. revealnews.org/blog/the-hate-…

2/ See, leading white nationalists have said one of their goals is to mainstream their racist ideals into the modern conservative movement.

So we thought it’d be good to know what they thought of Carlson’s work.

3/ Turns out, there’s no doubt that white supremacists have openly embraced Carlson.

In fact, they praise him all the time, according to an analysis of several online forums conducted by the “Hate Sleuths,” our team of volunteer researchers. reveal.forms.fm/sign-up-for-th…

4/ White nationalists online have said ...

- “Tucker is a national treasure and will be the catalyst for real social change.”
- “At best, he’s a gateway for us and they know it.”
- “Tucker is Hitler 2.0.”

5/ Another big fan of @TuckerCarlson is Andrew Anglin, perhaps the nation’s most notorious neo-Nazi.

He’s been on the run for more than a year after he orchestrated a harassment campaign against a Jewish family in Montana.

theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

6/ Anglin and his writers have repeatedly celebrated @tuckercarlson – often in language so vile we won’t repeat it.

7/ But here are a couple tamer headlines:

“Tucker SKINS Anti-White Professor ALIVE and MAKES A COAT OUT OF HIM.”

“Tucker Carlson BLEEDS Sanctuary City Supporter TO DEATH Inside an IRON MAIDEN”

8/ Reporter @willcarless talked to Carlson to see what he thought of the support.

“My views are my own,” Carlson said. “I am not responsible for the views of people who watch the show, claim they watch the show, comment upon the show.”

9/ He also called our story “stupid and embarrassing.” And he said Will’s not a journalist.

And he called him “Mark.”

10/ During the conversation, Carlson repeatedly dodged questions about whether he saw himself as aiding and abetting white supremacists.

Hear the full conversation: soundcloud.com/thisisreveal/t…

11/ Carlson also claimed he didn’t know who Andrew Anglin was.

Yet last August, he criticized tech companies for kicking Anglin’s neo-Nazi website, The Daily Stormer, off their platforms.

12/ Racists don’t just cozy up to people like Carlson for no reason. They’re often responding to segments from him in which he echoes or magnifies their favorite talking points.

He does this all the time.

13/ For example, he has used his nightly show to question whether racial diversity is truly a positive thing in America.

washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wem…

14/ He has promoted, and defended, the phrase “It’s OK to be white,” which has become a slogan for racists across the country. newsweek.com/neo-nazi-david…

15/ And he has used his perch to play down the issue of white nationalism in America: “It’s not a crisis,” he said. “It’s not even a meaningful category.”

mediamatters.org/video/2018/08/…

16/ This story is part of The Hate Report, a newsletter that documents hate in America.

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