Did Hillary Clinton Praise Italy’s New Fascist Leader? Remarks from political figure and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton published in Italy in September 2022 received attention and criticism from Americans, thanks to a tweet parsing out two remarks regarding Italy’s incoming far right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni. The tweet, which has since been deleted, featured two quotes from Clinton: “The election […]
Fox Host’s Visit Brings New Attention to Hungary’s ‘Illiberal’ Regime Tucker Carlson spoke at a college event boosted by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Activists Accuse Facebook of Ignoring Warning on Neo-Nazi Groups’ Spread Like their American counterparts, European hate groups used the platform to recruit "without interference."
Alfred Hitchcock: ‘A Cure for Fascism’? An August 2018 meme purportedly quoting Alfred Hitchcock on a “cure for fascism” (archived here) remains popular on Facebook. A description that often appears with the meme suggests that Hitchcock’s “fascism” message occurred “back when celebrities didn’t give a shit about what people thought.” Three images of Hitchcock handling bullets and a gun are captioned: […]
Is the ‘OK’ Hand Sign Also American Sign Language for ‘Asshole’? In March 2019, a Facebook user shared a meme (archived here) which claimed that the “OK sign” hand gesture is both favored by white supremacists, and that it is also American Sign Language for the word “asshole”: The meme’s text read: HERE’S A BUNCH OF WHITE NATIONALISTS FROM ORANGE COUNTY FLASHING THE HAND SIGN FOR […]
Were Anne Frank and Her Family Denied Entry Into the U.S.? A museum dedicated to the famous diarist has refuted attempts to link her to other refugee populations.
