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Mis- and Disinformation Trends and Tactics to Watch in 2025

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Throughout 2024, the ADL Center on Extremism documented the tactics deployed by extremists and purveyors of hate to promote false narratives, as well as the harmful impact of conspiracy theories, misinformation and disinformation on communities including Jews, immigrants and other marginalized groups. Predicting how extremists may weaponize false narratives requires an understanding of the strategies that allow them to spread most effectively. Here, we highlight three key mis-…
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ADL Welcomes Re-Introduction of Antisemitism Awareness Act, Pushes for Immediate Passage in Congress

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New York, NY, February 5, 2025…ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today applauds the re-introduction of the Antisemitism Awareness Act, a critical piece of legislation aimed at combating the rising tide of antisemitism across the United States. The bipartisan bill, reintroduced in Congress by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) will ensure the Department of Education has a  clear framework for identifying and…
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Billie Jean King, Icon of Sports and the Fight for Equality, To Be Honored with ADL’s 2025 Changemaker Award at Never Is Now Summit

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King will headline world’s largest summit addressing antisemitism and hate. New York, NY, February 5, 2025…ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) announced today that sports icon and equality champion, Billie Jean King, will be honored with ADL’s 2025 Changemaker Award. The award will be presented during ADL’s signature event, Never Is Now: The World’s Largest Summit on Antisemitism and Hate, held at the Javits Center in New York City on March 3-4, 2025. “The…
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ADL Launches Ratings and Assessments Institute to Combat Antisemitism and Discrimination Across Sectors

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New York, NY, February 5, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the launch of its Ratings and Assessments Institute (RAI), designed to identify and address antisemitism and the pervasive challenges Jewish individuals face across diverse sectors, through rigorous research and collaboration. “Antisemitism is surging in ways we haven’t seen in generations, yet too many institutions remain complacent—or complicit,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO…
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Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Sparks Fresh Wave of Antisemitism, Support for Terror from U.S. Anti-Zionist Activists

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Participants, including one wearing a Hamas-style headband, take part in a pro-Palestinian rally in New York City’s Times Square on January 16, 2025
While much of the world welcomed the prospect of a pause in hostilities and the release of hostages following news of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in mid-January, leading voices in the U.S. anti-Zionist movement responded by doubling down on extreme and inflammatory positions and support for violent action. In online statements and at on-the-ground rallies in the days following the deal — which was announced on January 15, 2025, and officially began with a multiphase…
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ADL Mountain States Expresses Concern about Antisemitism at Colorado College

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The ADL Mountain States Region sent a letter to Colorado College administrators on May 17 in response to a letter sent to the Colorado College Community on May 16 from the Office of the President. ADL Mountain States Regional Director, Scott Levin, expressed concern about the administration’s capitulation to protesters on campus. He also stated ADL’s concern about reported incidents of antisemitism on campus and offered ADL’s resources to assist the campus in creating a safe…
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ADL Elects Five New Members to Board of Directors

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  Board Strengthened with Leaders from Business, Journalism and Law New York, NY, February 6, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the election of five new members to its board of directors: · Steven E. Fineman, Managing Partner of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP · Jonathan Kolber, Chairman and CEO of Anfield Ltd · Max Neuberger, Founder and Publisher of The Circuit, Jewish Insider, and eJewish Philanthropy ·…
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83% of Jewish College Students Have Experienced or Witnessed Antisemitism Firsthand Since Oct. 7 Attack, Survey Finds

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41 percent of Jewish students felt the need to hide their Jewish identity; One-in-four Jewish students felt compelled to take security precautions; Two-thirds of Jewish students lack confidence in their university’s ability to prevent antisemitic incidents   Washington, D.C., January 30, 2025 … Eighty-three percent of Jewish college students have experienced or witnessed some form of antisemitism since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, according…
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ADL Statement on the New Executive Order to Combat Antisemitism

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New York, NY, January 29, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the new executive order from the Trump Administration calling on every federal agency and department to review and report on civil and criminal actions available to fight antisemitism. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, issued the following statement: "We welcome this effort by President Trump to put the full force of the federal government against rising antisemitism in our country…
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Jewish Organizations Express Disappointment Over American Academy of Pediatrics' Letter on Well-being of Hamas Leader

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January 28, 2025 Dear Dr. Susan Kressly, Dr. Andrew Racine, CEO Mark Del Monte, Dr. Nathanial Jones, and other AAP Committee and Board Members, We, the undersigned organizations, write on behalf of medical and Jewish organizations to express our disappointment and grave concern about the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) leadership’s letter to former Secretary of State Antony Blinken related to the wellbeing of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. According to Israeli authorities and other sources,…
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ADL Welcomes Introduction of Bill in New York Legislature to Protect New Yorkers from Masked Intimidation and Hate

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New York, NY, January 23, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the introduction of a bill in the New York Legislature designed to bring back and strengthen a law prohibiting masked intimidation. The law will protect New Yorkers from harassment, violence and intimidation by people wearing face coverings, which have been exploited in recent months to subject innocent New Yorkers to threats, violence and intimidation. Sponsored by State Senator James Skoufis (D-Cornwall)…
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Hate and Harassment Present in Almost Half of Online Multiplayer Gaming Sessions Tested, New ADL Research Finds

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New York, NY, January 16, 2025, …  Hate and harassment was recorded in almost half of online multiplayer game sessions tested with a range of religious, ethnic and national identity-based usernames, shows new research conducted by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Technology and Society. Examples of hate and harassment included racial slurs, trash-talking or disrupted play. Identity-based harassment was present in one-third of play sessions across the four games …
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Signature Synagogue Program

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  ADL’s Signature Synagogue Program ignites congregation-wide commitment to raising awareness of and speaking out against antisemitism and hate. This Program creates a unifying initiative for community education and engagement, connecting dozens of New York/New Jersey synagogues under a common goal of fighting antisemitism. Signature Synagogues will have direct access to ADL’s programs, resources and learning opportunities. Each year, your synagogue will partners with ADL to…
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The Terrorgram Collective: International Terrorists Promoting Violence and White Supremacy

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A portion of the cover of The Hard Reset, the most recent publication released by the Terrorgram Collective.
On January 13, 2025, the United States Department of State designated the Terrorgram Collective and three of its foreign leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), formally including Terrorgram among other international terrorist groups.   Terrorgram is a decentralized network of white supremacist, neo-Nazi and accelerationist groups and individuals connected primarily through the encrypted social networking app Telegram, with the collective goal of promoting stochastic…
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Los Angeles Wildfires Trigger Conspiracy Theories and Hate

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A firefighter stands on top of a fire truck to battle the Palisades Fire while it burns homes on the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
As devastating wildfires continue to decimate sections of Los Angeles, California, extremists and conspiracy theorists are spreading familiar falsehoods, blaming the blaze on common scapegoats such as diversity initiatives, Jews and nefarious government “false flags.” Fires that began in the Pacific Palisades area on January 7, 2025, are now part of a broader set of blazes across the city. Officials believe the fires were caused primarily by drought conditions, high winds and the…
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Deadly New Orleans Attack Fuels Conspiracy Theories About Immigrants, Israel

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The deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, left a city reeling and social media awash in hateful lies and conspiracy theories about immigrants, Israel and a government cover-up.   In the early morning of January 1, 2025, 42-year-old Houston, Texas resident Shamsud-Din Jabbar, drove his car into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street, killing at least fourteen people and injuring dozens more before he was shot and killed by police. While law enforcement is still…
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Nuevo informe de la ADL: 71% de los padres judíos y 37% de los padres no judíos encuestados afirman que sus hijos encontraron antisemitismo en las aulas

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El 86% de los padres apoya la educación sobre el antisemitismo; el 88% respalda la educación sobre el Holocausto y el 52% cree que debería ser obligatoria.  Nueva York, NY, 23 de diciembre de 2024 ... Según una encuesta publicada hoy por el Centro de Investigación sobre Antisemitismo (CAR) de la Liga Antidifamación (ADL), el 71% de los padres judíos y el 37% de los padres no judíos encuestados informaron que sus hijos fueron testigos…
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71% of Jewish Parents and 37% of Non-Jewish Parents Surveyed Say Their Child Encountered Antisemitism in the Classroom, New ADL Report Finds

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New York, NY, December 23, 2024 … Seventy-one percent of Jewish parents and 37 percent of non-Jewish parents surveyed reported that their child witnessed or experienced antisemitism in K-12 classrooms or through course materials, according to a survey released today by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Antisemitism Research (CAR). This represents more than a third of all parents.  These findings are part of a new ADL survey on attitudes of US adults and parents…
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