How malicious global actors exploit the Russia-Ukraine war to spread antisemitic propaganda in virtual spaces?
Key Findings & Insights
• Transnational extremist elements from across the ideological spectrum are capitalizing on the Russia-Ukraine war to scapegoat Jews and spread antisemitic propaganda online.
• Data shows a significant increase in the total number of antisemitic posts disseminated on social media in February 2022 compared to February 2021: Nearly +50%.
• ACMS recorded roughly 45,000 antisemitic posts referring to Ukraine and Russia between February 1 and March 10, 2022.
>>> Digital antisemitic propaganda has the potential to cause great damage to Jewish communities worldwide; thus, active antisemitic propaganda campaigns surrounding the Ukraine-Russia war led by extremist actors should call for awareness.
>>> Virtual radical communities have made effective use of subversive tactics aimed at mainstreaming extremist ideologies and conspiratorial beliefs; thus, the current trends and development of antisemitic hate speech related to the war should be closely monitored.
