Extremists, Groups, & Ideologies

While the Remembrance Project claims to advocate on behalf of the families of victims of violence and tragedy, its founder Maria Espinoza grossly misrepresents the level of crime committed by immigrants, routinely demonizes immigrants as “invaders” and has a record of working with white nationalists.

Daryush “Roosh” Valizadeh is one of the most public and reviled online misogynists. He acts as a “pick-up artist” coaching men on how to have sex with women, sometimes regardless of their consent.

A libertarian internet commentator and alleged cult leader who amplifies “scientific racism,” eugenics and white supremacism to a massive new audience, Stefan Molyneux operates within the racist so-called “alt-right” and pro-Trump ranks.

Thomas Ryan Rousseau began revealing adherence to white supremacy as a member of his high school newspaper. This aided in his rapid ascension into leadership on the racist right, first with Vanguard America and later with his founding of Patriot Front. Thomas Ryan Rousseau began revealing adherence to white supremacy as a member of his…

Atomwaffen Division (AWD) is a terroristic neo-Nazi organization that formed out of Iron March, an influential fascist forum that went offline in fall 2017.

Mike Cernovich rose to prominence on the back of his male supremacist rhetoric before latching on to the racist and misogynistic so-called “alt-right.” He has since distanced himself from the “alt-right” after it became a liability for his brand, but still embodies its informational style, as well as its affinity for conspiracy theories and online…

Family Security Matters (FSM) started in 2003 as a de facto extension of the anti-Muslim hate group Center for Security Policy (CSP), before becoming an independent organization in 2005. Like CSP, FSM has a long history of espousing anti-Muslim conspiracy theories and painting Muslims as criminals.

The World Congress of Families, which is a project of the former Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society (now the International Organization for the Family), serves as an umbrella for a massive network of interconnected organizations, all pushing for restrictions to LGBT rights under the guise of the defense of the “natural family” —…

Andrew “weev” Auernheimer is a neo-Nazi white supremacist infamous for his internet trolling and extremely violent rhetoric advocating genocide of non-whites. Auernheimer regularly pens vicious diatribes for the neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer, and manages its technical side, as well as assisting other racist websites with systems issues.

The American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) is a fringe anti-LGBTQ hate group that masquerades as the premier U.S. association of pediatricians to push anti-LGBTQ junk science, primarily via far-right conservative media and filing amicus briefs in cases related to gay adoption and marriage equality.​