It’s the week in extremism: A White House effort on longstanding challenges, and the latest murder tied to QAnon conspiracy theories.
Author: Will Carless, USA TODAY
Fed shooting coverup, Michigan governor kidnapping case: This week in extremism
It was a bad week for armed self-styled militia groups in America.
Threats spike; Pence urges calm; Jan. 6: The week in extremism
Spiking threats against the FBI, a plea for calm from Pence, and making money off the insurrection: The week in extremism
Threats toward FBI, law enforcement were already on the rise. Then came Mar-a-Lago
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.
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.”
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?
‘Replacement theory’ fuels extremists and shooters. Now a top Border Patrol agent is spreading it.
A conspiracy theory espoused by a law enforcement agent, as well as the alleged Buffalo supermarket shooter, raise concerns, experts say.
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.