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Senior investigative reporter @mmfa covering extremism. Views expressed are my own. Threads: ehananokimmfa. ehananoki@mediamatters.org
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Oct 12, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
Trump's Miami resort will host an event featuring Eric Trump and Ian Smith, an antisemitic fitness influencer who promotes neo-Nazi, pro-Hitler, and Holocaust denial content. He's at least the fourth Hitler-promoting antisemite who’s toured w/ Eric Trump. mediamatters.org/eric-trump/tru… Smith, who also spoke at Trump's Miami resort in May, killed someone in 2007 while driving drunk. In 2022, he was arrested for driving under the influence; that charge was dropped and Smith instead pled guilty over his “refusal to take a breathalyzer test and careless driving.”
Sep 13, 2023 5 tweets 3 min read
I flagged numerous X posts which claimed that “Hitler was right” or there needs to be a “final solution” regarding Jewish people. X's reporting system responded in five instances that those posts don't violate the platform’s “safety policies.” mediamatters.org/twitter/x-repe…
Dirlewanger8814 wrote: “@I98Kev @elonmusk @bennyjohnson It happened because Hitler was right about everything and most of his people knew it."  X responded through its reporting system that there wasn't a safety policy violation. The four other examples:


Based_bigfoot wrote: “@elonmusk We really need to solve this problem. We need, like, a final solution.”   X responded there wasn't a policy violation.
HCollinns wrote: “@Resurrec_Ted @KeithWoodsYT [ADL CEO Jonathan] Greenblatt - proving Hitler was right one tweet at a time.”   X responded there wasn't a policy violation.
OrganicReportin wrote: “@elonmusk Elon most the mainstream media are jews. Hitler was right.  Also only 270.000 jew were in EUROPE IN THE 1940S. So who do you think BS the whole world telling us 6 million we in Europe who were killed? fake news from the jews. You ban on this and you too are owned by jews.”   X responded there wasn't a policy violation.
PastorJim316 wrote: “@G_U_N_N_A_R_ A final solution for the ADL problem is needed.”   X responded there wasn't a policy violation.
Jul 27, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
A leading neo-Nazi group with terrorism links has been trying to recruit members on its verified Twitter account since Musk took over. Twitter has placed ads for numerous brands like USA Today, NWSL, the Steelers, and Discovery on the pro-Hitler account. mediamatters.org/twitter/twitte… There's nothing hidden about the ideology of the account (National Socialist Network): It's named after the Nazi Party; it tweets praise of Hitler (“the greatest man to ever live!”); it posts the swastika; and its bio states, "Australia for the white man."
Jul 20, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
RFK Jr. will speak at a House hearing today. Here are some recent @mmfa's articles about him:

Neo-Nazis and antisemites celebrate “based” Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “100% correct” Jewish conspiracy theory: mediamatters.org/diversity-disc… RFK Jr. ally and campaign speaker forwarded antisemitic COVID conspiracy theory and Holocaust denial:

RFK Jr. and his group are fans of a fringe streamer who claimed that “Hitler was a Rothschild” and that he was “utterly set up”: https://t.co/YSkpgQUTyVmediamatters.org/diversity-disc…
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Jun 14, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s group Children's Health Defense has been using the far-right platform Gab to do outreach. A review of the account found that the group messaged an open neo-Nazi, along with white supremacists, antisemites, and QAnon supporters. mediamatters.org/gab/group-foun… Gab is run by virulent antisemite Andrew Torba. Kennedy's group wrote to him in 2021 asking for help: "Please follow + support Children's Health Defense and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. #Freespeech is yet again under attack.” A Gab post by Children's He...
May 8, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
Trump Doral is hosting a speaker who praised Hitler for "fighting the same people that we're trying to take down." Another speaker shared a post applauding Hitler for “warning us” about Judaism. Both will appear alongside senior Team Trump members. mediamatters.org/eric-trump/hit… The two Hitler-promoting antisemites are Scott McKay and Charlie Ward. They are part of the ReAwaken America tour, which is headed to Trump's Miami hotel. Also speaking are Eric and Lara Trump; Peter Navarro; Michael Flynn; Kash Patel, Matt Whitaker, Devin Nunes, and Roger Stone.
Feb 6, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Eric Trump is touring with Scott McKay, who:

-Claims Jewish people are frauds who perpetrated 9/11 and presidential assassinations; and eat kids and drink their blood;
-Praised Hitler for "fighting the same people that we're trying to take down today." mediamatters.org/diversity-disc… McKay is a believer in the "Khazarian Mafia" conspiracy theory, which claims that many modern-day Jewish people are fakes and have hidden behind Jewish identity to oppress the world. As @rothschildmd told me, McKay is pushing “hatred of Jews, there's no other way to put it."
Sep 29, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
Jenna Ellis -- who is Doug Mastriano's senior adviser -- claimed yesterday that Lizzo "is basically famous, I think, for being one the most morbidly obese people in the world" and said of the Madison flute playing: "This is just desecration purposefully of America's history." During the segment, Ellis also connects the Lizzo flute playing ("It looks like a circus") to "the type of ideology that they want to teach kids in public schools and why parents are getting so concerned."
Sep 23, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
J.R. Majewski is trying to do damage control after the AP found he misrepresented his military service. Last night he appeared with Teddy Daniels and laughed after Daniels called me a "homo-looking dude" for writing about the story. mediamatters.org/diversity-disc… More from the J.R. Majewski damage control tour: Daniels later said, "Don't let these scumbag homo liberal propaganda reporters do what they're doing .. [opponent] Marcy Kaptur is a piece of shit." Majewski replied: “Well, thanks, Teddy. I appreciate you, brother.”
Sep 21, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
I found other media appearances in which House nominee J.R. Majewski claimed to have been in Afghanistan. Here's a bad one -- he agrees that his opponent is a "scumbag" for attacking a purported Afghanistan vet. (Video thread) mediamatters.org/war-afghanista… On his now-defunct streaming program, J.R. Majewski claimed to remember "being in Afghanistan" and fighting other people to play Grand Theft Auto because they “only had power for like, you know, 30 minutes a day that we could use — this was when we first got there.”
Sep 21, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
The AP just reported that military documents show Ohio House nominee J.R. "Majewski never deployed to Afghanistan" (apnews.com/article/2022-m…).

Here he is in a tweet claiming he'd "gladly suit up and go back to Afghanistan tonight." A J.R. Majewski tweet:   I’m a veteran of OEF.  I’d glad The AP reported on these remarks in its article: Here's video of J.R. Majewski claiming he served a tour of duty in Afghanistan and then saying, "I don't like talking about my military experience."
Aug 25, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
Amazing but not surprising: Doug Mastriano, Jenna Ellis, and Breitbart touted a fake polling firm created by a high school student. inquirer.com/politics/clout… From the Inquirer article:   “The Republican nominee for g Doug Mastriano hasn't taken down his Facebook post touting the fake Carleton Polling poll: facebook.com/Fight4pa/posts… Doug Mastriano's Facebook page touting a fake Carleton Polli
Aug 17, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
Doug Mastriano has repeatedly used "prophet" Julie Green to campaign.

In one prophecy, Green claims Pelosi "loves to drink the little children’s blood," "was part of sacrificing the children to Baal," and "will pay the ultimate price with her life." mediamatters.org/qanon-conspira… The Mastriano ally's prophecies frequently justify the supposed upcoming deaths of political figures.

Here she claims (via prophecy) Schumer, Pelosi, Schiff, McConnell, Romney, and Obama will "pay" with their "lives" and "lose everything you hold dear" because of their "evil."
Jul 22, 2022 6 tweets 3 min read
Doug Mastriano consultant and Gab CEO Andrew Torba has reaffirmed he doesn't want right-wing Jewish commentators like Ben Shapiro and Dave Rubin in his movement unless they “repent” and renounce their Jewish faith. mediamatters.org/gab/doug-mastr… Democrats and Republicans have criticized Mastriano for his connections to the antisemitic platform Gab. The Republican Jewish Coalition’s executive director said that “Mastriano’s campaign unfortunately seems intent on sending a message of exclusion.” inquirer.com/politics/elect…
Jul 6, 2022 4 tweets 3 min read
Jarrin Jackson, a leading GOP candidate for a OK state Senate seat, said on his livestream last year: "Jews taking over the world, the Rothschilds, the Kalergi Plan, ... white replacement theory. I largely agree that all of those things are happening." mediamatters.org/diversity-disc… The Kalergi Plan, which Jackson promoted and said he thinks is real, is a conspiracy theory that elites -- especially Jewish people -- are attempting to get rid of white people through miscegenation and immigration (politifact.com/factchecks/202…).
Jun 9, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
Carl Paladino, whose House bid is backed by third-ranked House GOPer Elise Stefanik, said on radio last year that Hitler is "the kind of leader we need today. We need somebody inspirational. We need somebody that is a doer, has been there and done it.” mediamatters.org/diversity-disc… As @mmfa previously reported, Paladino also shared a post on Facebook pushing conspiracy theories about the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings supposedly being false flags (mediamatters.org/facebook/house…). He then lied about not posting it ().
Jun 7, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
Carl Paladino, whose new House campaign has the support of Elise Stefanik, shared a FB post claiming the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde were false flags and “the Texas shooter was receiving hypnosis training” apparently under the CIA's direction. mediamatters.org/facebook/house… Shortly before he announced his candidacy, Paladino shared a Here's the strange excuse that Carl Paladino offered to WIVB in Buffalo: wivb.com/news/ny-23-rac… Article text from WIVB:   “I don’t know what you’re re
Mar 7, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
Robert Regan, the GOP-backed nominee for a MI state House seat, shared material blaming Jewish people for 9/11, the Lincoln and Kenney assassinations, and the subjugation of "white men." One post was sourced to a pro-Nazi and Holocaust-denying site. mediamatters.org/diversity-disc… @MichiganTea previously documented Regan's post claiming that feminism "is a Jewish program to degrade and subjugate white men."
Aug 23, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
Rep. Elise Stefanik, the third-ranked House Republican, is partnering with QAnon conspiracy theorist Scott Presler for an event this Wednesday. @mmfa found that Presler promoted the violence-linked conspiracy theory in dozens of instances. mediamatters.org/qanon-conspira… In a tweet last week, Stefanik wrote: "Thank you Scott for all of your hard work to #SaveAmerica ... Everyone is excited to meet you!"
Mar 18, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read
Numerous right-wing media figures and outlets, including Fox News, Newsmax, and The Daily Wire, have contributed to anti-Asian hate by using and celebrating the racist "kung flu" term to refer to COVID-19. Here are over a dozen examples: mediamatters.org/diversity-disc… The anti-Asian commentators include Steven Crowder, who sang a "Kung Flu Fighting" song while wearing Asian garb. Crowder, who has a history of anti-Asian racism, gets revenue from YouTube through its Partner Program ().
Feb 22, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
This week's CPAC is featuring a speaker named Young Pharaoh. In the past year, he's claimed that: 1) Judaism is a “complete lie”; 2) Jewish people are "thieving"; 3) and “all the censorship & pedophilia on social media is being done by Israeli Jews.” mediamatters.org/diversity-disc…