Online and in real life, animosity toward the feds is at a level not seen since the anti-government movement of the mid-90s, experts told USA TODAY.
Author: Will Carless, USA TODAY
Suspect in Cincinnati FBI breach may have posted on Trump’s Truth Social during incident
Suspect Ricky Shiffer posted messages to former President Trump’s Truth Social site as he was trying to break into the Cincinnati FBI office.
Alex Jones, Oath Keepers and voter intimidation: The world of extremism this week
Extremist groups and ideologies are driving the news and affecting life in the U.S. Here are the big storylines from the past seven days.
The extremist watchers: How a network of researchers is searching for the next hate-fueled attack
Meet the people who track hate and conspiracy theories in real time: “It looks like I’m just on my phone, but I’m actually trying to save the world.”
‘Devastating piece of evidence’: Filing reveals a Proud Boys plan to storm buildings Jan. 6
The full document, which had not been previously released to the public, describes a plan to “fill the buildings with patriots and communicate our demands.”
Month before Buffalo shooting, poll finds, 7 of 10 Republicans believed in ‘Great Replacement’
Weeks before the massacre of mostly Black victims in Buffalo, a polling team found, a majority of self-identified Republicans believed similar conspiracy theory.
Yes, American voter demographics are changing. No, that’s not what Replacement Theory is
The Buffalo attack has raised new awareness of a racist conspiracy theory, the Great Replacement Theory. But what is it, and what is it not?
Online, extremists turn shooters into ‘saints.’ Experts worry others aspire to join the ranks
In dark corners of the internet, mass shooters are celebrated as ‘saints,’ creating an ecosystem experts worry is likely to inspire mass shooters.
2021 saw highest-ever number of incidents targeting Jewish Americans: Report
A report from the Anti-Defamation League details a 34% increase in antisemitic incidents from 2020-2021 in the United States.
2021 saw highest-ever number of incidents targeting Jewish Americans: Report
A report from the Anti-Defamation League details a 34% increase in antisemitic incidents from 2020-2021 in the United States.