Ofcom has found GB News, the conservative news and opinion channel, to be in breach of broadcasting rules over comparisons made between the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations to practices carried
The Conservative Party has expelled Andrew Bridgen MP after he appeared to compare COVID-19 vaccines to the Holocaust. The move arrives after the Party removed the whip from Mr Bridgen
The Conservatives have removed the whip from Andrew Bridgen MP after he appeared to compare COVID-19 vaccines to the Holocaust. In a tweet published this morning, Mr Bridgen posted an article about the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the
The antisemitic hate preacher and conspiracy theorist David Icke has been banned from entering several European countries. The two-year ban came prior to a planned demonstration in Amsterdam, which was
Dr Efraim Zuroff, the Chief Nazi Hunter at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism where he said that he believes anti-vaccination protesters
A series of antisemitic flyers have been distributed around neighbourhoods in Palo Alto, California, prompting concern from local community leaders and law enforcement. The flyers claim that certain named American
A Canadian Mayor has apologised after she referred to an anti-vaccination rally where swastikas were present as “peaceful”. The rally was organised in opposition to mandates concerning the vaccination status
Antisemitic conspiracy theories are believed to have been a contributing factor as to why a man murdered his own family last year. German police said that the man, who lived
Health officials with Jewish-sounding names in Salem, Massachusetts have been targeted with antisemitic messages and threats over COVID measures. The city’s Mayor, Kim Driscoll, announced that members of the Board
Piers Corbyn has posted a swastika to his Facebook profile days after speaking at an anti-vaccination event where Holocaust comparisons were made. The image, posted to both his Facebook and
Swastikas were seen on display at an anti-vaccination rally, dubbed the “Freedom Convoy”, over the weekend in Canada. The rally was organised in opposition to mandates concerning the vaccination status
Robert F Kennedy Jr has apologised for invoking Anne Frank’s name in comparing current COVID-19 mandates to laws in Nazi Germany. During his speech at an anti-vaccination rally in Washington
The chairman of a Utah-based technology start-up has divested his holdings after stepping down from the company he founded amid controversy over an antisemitic e-mail that he sent. David Bateman, the founder, former CEO
The founder of a technology company based in Utah has resigned after reportedly sending an e-mail describing the COVID-19 vaccine as part of a plot by “the Jews” to exterminate people. David
A second round of antisemitic flyers has been distributed to homes in the United States in less than one week. Earlier this week, Campaign Against Antisemitism reported that antisemitic flyers
Antisemitic flyers accusing Jewish people of masterminding the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly identical to those that were distributed to Beverly Hills homes last month, have been disseminated to homes across the
Thierry Baudet, leader of the ring-wing party Forum for Democracy (FvD), posted content to Twitter in which he compared the Dutch Government’s policy on combating COVID-19 to the Holocaust. However,
A sign bearing the words “Vaccination makes you free” was displayed at an anti-vaccination rally in Poland on Tuesday. The sign references the slogan which sat atop the gates to
A man who sported a moustache in the style of Adolf Hitler’s and wore a Nazi armband to his trial has been found guilty of terror offences and stirring up
Marcus Fysh, the Conservative Party MP for Yeovil, compared the NHS COVID Pass to Nazi Germany during a BBC Radio 5 interview earlier this week. During the interview, Mr Fysh
Recorded incidents of antisemitism in Berlin during the first half of 2021 are the highest that they have been compared with other recordings from January to June in the past
Antisemitic flyers alleging that the COVID-19 pandemic has been masterminded by Jews were distributed to Beverly Hills homes. The flyers were found yesterday, shortly before the Jewish community ushered in
A far-right Italian lawmaker has apologised for referring to a Holocaust survivor by the tattoo number that was forced upon her as a teenager in Auschwitz concentration camp. Liliana Segre,
VK, a Russian social media platform with an active user base of at least 60 million, is reportedly rife with antisemitism, online watchdog Fighting Online Antisemitism has said. Some examples
Anti-vaccination protesters in New York were spotted wearing the yellow stars that were forced upon Jews during the Holocaust and brandishing swastika signs during a demonstration that was held outside
A row has erupted in Arizona following an antisemitic tirade at a school board meeting in a Phoenix suburb. A speech during the public comment period of a meeting of
Footage released over the weekend shows protesters against COVID-19 measures wearing concentration camp uniforms and marching through Novara, a city in northern Italy. The protesters can be seen wearing the
An Australian anti-vaccination blogger has received backlash after uploading photographs to social media in which she placed yellow stars on her children and wore a concentration camp inmate’s uniform. Sarah
Concerns have been expressed over a Conservative councillor who appeared to entertain an equation of the COVID vaccine with Zyklon B on Twitter. A Twitter user wrote, “I fear that this vaccination is this
A video has emerged of Piers Corbyn claiming that allegations of antisemitism against him and his brother Jeremy Corbyn, the antisemitic former Labour Party Leader, are a “pack of lies”.
A Holocaust survivor has accused podcaster Joe Rogan of promoting antisemitism after he uploaded a video to his Instagram where comparisons were made between COVID-19 vaccines and the Holocaust. The
Police have opened an investigation after vandals daubed a swastika on a sign outside of Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital. In addition, the words “CV 19”, a reference to the coronavirus pandemic,
Congressman Thomas Massie has reportedly tweeted and deleted an image that compared vaccine passports to the Holocaust. The Republican representative for the State of Kentucky’s 4th congressional district posted the
The State of Hawaii’s Lieutenant Governor, Josh Green, has reportedly been harassed and targeted with antisemitic flyers by demonstrators protesting COVID-19 restrictions. One of Hawaii’s recent changes that have come
The Assistant Principal for Houston High School in Texas has been reassigned after an alleged Facebook post surfaced in which she compared vaccines to the Holocaust. Houston High School Assistant
Wellstar Health System, an American healthcare company based in the State of Georgia, confirmed yesterday that an employee who made a TikTok video comparing the COVID-19 vaccine to the Holocaust
Antisemitic protest signs have prompted hate speech and incitement of violence investigations in France. In recent weeks, France has seen regular protests in response to the introduction of the “health
The Chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party has doubled down on his previous comparison of unvaccinated people to Holocaust victims which he made as part of a fundraiser advert. In
Piers Corbyn has suggested that “troublemakers” in Jewish areas posted leaflets created and distributed by Mr Corbyn, which compared the COVID-19 vaccines to the Auschwitz death camp, through their own
90% of antisemitic social media posts remain on Facebook and Twitter even after being reported, a new study has revealed. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) conducted the study
The President of France is suing a billboard owner over a poster that depicts him as Adolf Hitler. The posters that appeared in Toulon – the capital of the Var
A former nurse who had reportedly described the NHS as the “new Auschwitz” last year is now under investigation after comparing NHS workers to Nazis at an anti-vaccination rally on
“Jews are behind the pandemic” and “rule the world” chants were heard at an anti-vaccine rally in Poland on Sunday. The rally in Głogów was held by supporters of the
A sign for a COVID-19 vaccination centre has been vandalised with swastikas and the word “extermination”, it was reported earlier today. “9/11 lies” was also scrawled on the sign. This
Nazi comparisons abounded at a far-left demonstration outside Labour Party headquarters earlier today, with support for the antisemitic former Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on show and several references to antisemitism
Footage taken earlier today has shown Piers Corbyn comparing vaccinations to Nazi policy outside the Houses of Parliament, despite being arrested after a similar incident in February. The video
It was reported last week that at least two murals in Ukiah, California had been defaced with Nazi graffiti. One of the artworks depicted a woman wearing a surgical mask
A new report has found that antisemitic incidents have increased in Germany, with more reported incidents occurring in 2020 than in 2019. The report that was published by Federal Association of
There was an 80% rise in antisemitic hate crimes – including physical attacks on Jews in the US and Europe – during the May conflict between Israel and Hamas, according
Clubhouse is rampant with antisemitism yet again with users calling for the death of Jews and donning profile photos of Hamas, the antisemitic genocidal terrorist group. Clubhouse is a live
A suspended nurse who reportedly described the NHS as the “new Auschwitz” has reportedly been permanently removed from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register. Kate Shemirani’s removal from the
Derek Jackson, an anti-vaccination local election candidate for the Liberal Party (no connection to the Liberal Democrats), arrived at the Emirates Arena during the election count wearing sunglasses, a black
Antisemitic flyers were discovered on a tram in Cologne, Germany on 10th February, which blamed the Jewish population for the ongoing pandemic. The flyers read: “Do we really have a
Protesters at an anti-vaccination rally held in London this past weekend were pictured wearing the yellow star that was forced upon Jews during the Holocaust. Comedian David Baddiel took to
Antisemitic graffiti promoting Holocaust denial and Nazi symbols has been found in Tottenham Hale. Shocking antisemitic sentiments were found scrawled along Daneland Walk in Tottenham Hale promoting Holocaust denial. Written
Research from Tel Aviv University has shown that online antisemitism has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Conversely, physical antisemitism has decreased, with reported, violent incidents dropping from 456 to
A Kentucky rabbi has criticised the state’s Libertarian Party after it compared vaccine passports to the yellow stars which Jews were forced to wear by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Anti-lockdown protestors in Kyiv have been seen dressed in concentration camp uniforms and donning yellow stars. The 20th March ‘Rally For Freedom’ in the nation’s capital city was organised by the ‘Stop
A Muslim-owned kebab restaurant in the German city of Halle has been saved from bankruptcy by a fundraising campaign led by the Jewish community. The kebab restaurant was the site
The Guardian has removed a picture of two Hasidic men used to accompany an article about lockdown restrictions unrelated to the Jewish community, following a complaint from Campaign Against Antisemitism.
Organisers of an anti-vaccine demonstration in the French city of Avignon have been described as “brainless” for using the Nazi yellow star in their protest. In the demonstration organised by
Leaflets comparing the COVID-19 vaccine to the Holocaust have reportedly been left on car windscreens in Bournemouth. In an apparent criticism of the vaccine and lockdown rules, the leaflets read: “Millions believed in
A university professor has been fired after posting antisemitic slurs on Twitter. Thomas Brennan, a professor of physical science at Ferris State University in Michigan, was put on administrative leave
Canada’s Jewish community has expressed outrage after a vaccine conspiracy theorist created a t-shirt using the words “Covid Caust” inside a yellow Star of David. Canadian television network CTV reported that
Italian police have opened an investigation into racially-aggravated threatening behaviour after 93-year-old Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre was the target of antisemitic abuse on social media. Ms Segre, who in 2018
Vivian Kubrick, the daughter of famed director Stanley Kubrick, is alleged to have posted far-right conspiracy theories online. Ms Kubrick allegedly claimed that masks were “vectors for Globalist mind control,”
The Metropolitan Police has disclosed that it arrested a 73-year-old man in Southwark yesterday on suspicion of malicious communications and public nuisance. Campaign Against Antisemitism and others have reported recently
An Orthodox Jewish boy and his father were violently attacked in Antwerp on Wednesday night. The incident, in which the alleged assailant grabbed the 13-year-old Orthodox boy by the throat
According to the Romanian Foreign Minister, Bogdan Aurescu, antisemitism and incidences of discrimination have intensified online throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The head of Romanian diplomacy spoke at an event organised
The Daily Blog, a far-left website in New Zealand, has shared an antisemitic cartoon three times. The image depicts Zionism as a virus – reminiscent of the age-old antisemitic trope that Jews spread disease, which has received
A senior Government minister in Yemen made a series of antisemitic statements in a speech broadcast on Yemen TV, including a claim that Israel controls the drugs trade and another
A prominent Italian political personality tweeted an edited image of a Star of David which appeared to represent an identification badge, akin to those used in Nazi-era Germany, for individuals
An antisemitic tweet was posted by the youth wing of the Czech Republic’s far-right Workers Social Justice Party (DSSS) as part of its campaign to discourage vaccinations against COVID-19. The
The arch conspiracy theorist, Piers Corbyn, has reportedly distributed leaflets in Jewish neighbourhoods comparing the COVID-19 vaccines to the Auschwitz death camp. Referencing a headline in the Evening Standard that the new COVID-19 vaccines
The former leader of the BNP, Nick Griffin, has compared Britain’s lockdown rules to Auschwitz. In a tweet, Mr Griffin wrote: “‘Science can set us free’ – Matt Hancock. There’s a
Antisemitism and Holocaust denial has become a regular feature of anti-lockdown protests in the Canadian West Coast city of Vancouver. An anti-mask Twitter feed recently posted a video of prominent
A German government official has raised concerns that antisemitism is emerging as a common and unifying ideology among protestors against pandemic lockdown measures after an eleven-year-old German girl compared holding
A professor at a Michigan university has been placed on administrative leave after allegedly posting tweets which contained antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories relating to the coronavirus pandemic. The tweets
A Greek daily newspaper, whose publisher was last week found guilty of defamation and whose newspaper was accused by the court of contributing to hate against Jews, has published an
After years of pressure from Campaign Against Antisemitism, the conspiracy theorist and antisemitic hate preacher David Icke has finally been banned from Twitter. Twitter’s decision follows similar moves by YouTube and Facebook several months ago. Mr
A new report has exposed antisemitism in the overwhelming majority of anti-vaccination networks. The twenty-page report, titled “From antivaxxers to antisemitism: Conspiracy theory in the Covid-19 pandemic” and produced for the Government, urges action
A group protesting about Corona virus restrictions reportedly shouted “Heil Hitler” in the streets of Den Bosch, the capital of the Netherlands province of North Brabant on Saturday. Local radio
Members of Halifax’s Jewish community are publicly condemning antisemitic stickers that have begun appearing around the city over recent weeks. The stickers read, “The Bug That Backfired COVID-19” in black
Fabio Tuiach, a controversial council member in the northern city of Trieste, Italy, has posted claims on his social media pages that Jews are at “fault” for the COVID-19 pandemic.
A suspended nurse who has led protests against mask-wearing and lockdown restrictions has defended her use of comparisons to Auschwitz and Nazis. Kate Shemirani has reportedly described the NHS as the “new
With the Jewish New Year upon us, Campaign Against Antisemitism marks the sixth anniversary of our launch and reflects on some key moments and achievements of the past year. It
Matt Le Tissier has apologised for comparing rules on mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic to the Holocaust in a highly controversial and ill-considered social media post. The football pundit, who was until recently a
The conspiracy theorist and antisemitic hate preacher David Icke led a rally in London over the weekend against the lockdown and other pandemic-related rules and restrictions. He was joined on stage by Piers
New research has shown how far-right groups are encouraging followers to “deliberately infect” Jews with COVID-19 and target other minorities. The Commission for Countering Extremism has said that a variety of
Conspiracy theorists are reportedly transforming Holocaust denial, far-right racist tropes and misinformation about COVID-19 into a video game. It is understood that thousands of users of Discord, a voice and
A survey carried out by the University of Oxford polling attitudes towards conspiracy theories relating to COVID-19 claims that around twenty percent of respondents believed that “Jews have created the
A new report has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is “amplifying” far-right voices. Meanwhile, the far-left and Islamists on social media have sought to tie Israel to the virus with
After years of pressure from Campaign Against Antisemitism, the conspiracy theorist and antisemitic hate preacher David Icke has finally been banned from two social media platforms – but not over
Campaign Against Antisemitism is calling for the BBC, Sky News and other channels to ban appearances of the public health expert John Ashton, after the JC published his tweets comparing
An executive in the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) who gained public attention when he said that he would throw a party if Boris Johnson died of COVID-19, has
Ofcom has sanctioned the television channel London Live for airing an interview with the antisemitic hate preacher and conspiracy theorist David Icke on COVID-19. The regulator judged that Mr Icke’s
A landlord reportedly told the owner of the Bross Bagels shops in Edinburgh that she was displaying “typical Jewish behaviour” when she asked for rent relief during the COVID-19 crisis.
After Campaign Against Antisemitism was among the earliest to warn of a spike in antisemitic incidents online in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, more evidence is emerging across
A far-right group has again impersonated the environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion in order to post inflammatory messages online and on the streets about ‘white Brits’ and COVID-19. Posters displaying
Campaign Against Antisemitism is calling on all newspapers never again to publish articles by the journalist Mira Bar-Hillel following a spate of Jew-baiting tweets, culminating in today’s sickening mockery of
