Analysis conducted by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hatewatch staff has found that when it comes to hate speech on Twitter, many of the most prominent and prolific associated hashtags stem from a small number of users on the far right whose content is retweeted by other users, massively amplifying what are otherwise niche views on the radical fringe.
An SPLC analysis of Twitter activity in 2016 found that extremists drove the messaging behind Donald Trump's promise to build a wall on the border with Mexico.
A Southern Poverty Law Center analysis of extremist activity on Twitter related to the 2016 election found that Republican nominee Donald Trump’s allegations of a “rigged election” led to extreme growth in #DrainTheSwamp, which trended for two days.
The anti-Muslim think tank Center for Security Policy (CSP) announced that it will present the current Israeli ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, with its highest award at a Dec.13 ceremony in New York City.
A Southern Poverty Law Center analysis over the past three months has found that a small number of extremist Twitter users are responsible for a disproportionate amount of conspiratorial political messaging pushed by Donald Trump’s campaign.
Joe Arpaio, the tough-talking, controversial Arizona sheriff whose nativist stance rocketed him to national prominence, now faces a criminal charge just weeks before a challenging re-election bid for a seventh term.
With only weeks left before Election Day, and Donald Trump refusing to say if he will accept the legitimacy of the vote, the radical right is warning of civil war and violence if Hillary Clinton wins.
Despite a long background in far-right radicalism, youthful Taylor Rose’s campaign enjoys deep and broad support within the state’s GOP.
Racist troll-turned-movement attorney Kyle Bristow finds a second wind and a new audience for his activism.
The Anti-Defamation League added the popular 'Pepe the Frog' meme to its "Hate on Display" database.
