How the Heightened Domestic Extremist Threat Could Materialize in Attacks
The mishmash of extremists at the Capitol and chatter give indications about threat patterns in the year ahead. Keep Reading
The mishmash of extremists at the Capitol and chatter give indications about threat patterns in the year ahead. Keep Reading
2020 emphasized the importance of staying nimble as multiple threats simultaneously unfold. Keep Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to drastic changes to our lives and great uncertainty with regard to healthcare, social cohesion and the economy. In parallel, major protests against the policies implemented by governments to prevent the spread of the virus have erupted. Keep Reading
Downplaying the phenomenon or misrepresenting what drives it, as so many previous administrations have done, will only make it worse. Keep Reading
The Bureau usually has about 1,000 domestic terrorism investigations open each year, but "it's higher than that this year." Keep Reading
A popular website for posts about the conspiracy group QAnon abruptly shut down after a fact-checking group identified the developer as a New Jersey man. Keep Reading
There are some familiar faces as well as new threats keeping counter-extremism on its toes. Keep Reading
"We have seen growing movements that, while not directly organizing violence, have celebrated violent acts, shown that they have weapons and suggest they will use them, or have individual followers with patterns of violent behavior." Keep Reading
As Facebook continues to grapple with hate speech and violent extremism across the platform, QAnon conspiracy theorists are using public and private Facebook pages and groups to spread disinformation, racism, and thinly veiled incitement to violence. Keep Reading
QAnon is a wide-ranging, unfounded conspiracy theory that a "deep state" network of powerful government, business and media figures are waging a secret war against Donald Trump. Keep Reading
On TikTok, the main #QAnon video channel has attracted over 80 million views, but on Friday, the channel produced no results. Keep Reading
A national organization fighting to end human trafficking says the believers in the unfounded Wayfair human trafficking conspiracy theory are overwhelming the organization with reports and making it harder to do its work. Keep Reading
Content associated with QAnon will be banned from the platform's trends section and tweets sharing links involving QAnon theories will be blocked, Twitter officials said. Keep Reading
If Wayfair was brick-and-mortar, the conspiracy theory could put the retailer at the same risk as Comet Ping Pong. Keep Reading