Extremists Links: Racist Conspiracy Theories and Promises of Stolen Elections

The GOP is mainstreaming racist conspiracy theories and claims the presidential election will be stolen, setting the stage for potential violence on Election Day.

Donald Trump at a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Image: Jim Watson / Getty Images)

The latest reporting on extremist groups within the Radical Right.

White Supremacists, Militia Movement, and Far Right Extremists

• The Surprising Reality of Political Violence in America [The New York Times]

• The Worst Political Violence of 2024 May Lie Ahead—Thanks to Trump [Daily Beast]

• Violence and instability have become a feature, not a bug, of US political life [The Guardian]

• Political violence becomes America's new norm - but is still shocking [BBC]

• Trump stokes suspicions about assassination attempt, raising fears of more violence [The Washington Post]

• How Trump ally Michael Flynn is priming supporters for violence ahead of the election [Raw Story]

• Trump, GOP fuel conspiracy theories: Eating pets, a rigged debate and QAnon [The Washington Post]

• In parroting a lie about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, Trump excites extremists [NPR]

• How the False Story of a Gang ‘Takeover’ in Colorado Reached Trump [The New York Times]

• Haitian immigrants helped revive a struggling Ohio town. Then neo-Nazis turned up [The Guardian]

• Neo-Nazi who left Maine claims credit for ‘eating dogs and cats’ lies [Bangor Daily News]

• Vance continues fueling false rumors about migrants in Ohio as community receives threats [Associated Press]

• Blaming media, JD Vance continues to push silly yet dangerous conspiracy theory about pets [Poynter]

• Threats Against Haitians in Ohio Heighten as Trump Claims Ignorance [Rolling Stone]

• Springfield, Ohio, schools ramp up security after false claims about Haitian immigrants prompt bomb threats [CBS News]

• Springfield, Ohio cancels annual culture celebration amid safety concerns [Axios]