How Argentina’s World Cup Victory Fueled Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories Online
On Tuesday, July 7th, Argentina defeated Egypt in the World Cup, advancing to the quarterfinals and eliminating Egypt from the tournament. Before the game had even concluded, it became a lightning rod for antisemitic conspiracy theories. Even as conversations about Argentina’s team and star player Lionel Messi exploded across X and other platforms, a striking […]
The Memeification of Antisemitism
What is a Meme? A meme is a piece of content, usually an image, GIF, video, or reaction image, that is shared and reused online. Memes are one of the most common forms of communication on social media platforms, allowing users to quickly express ideas, opinions, and reactions. Because memes are easy to edit and […]
When History Gets Flattened: The Social Media Life of Khazar Theory
Earlier this year, a cluster of high-profile influencers began using terms such as “Khazarian mafia” and referring to all Jews as “Khazars.” This language that quickly spread across X draws on a fringe conspiracy theory rooted in a much older historical debate about the origins of Ashkenazi Jews. What Is the Khazar Hypothesis? The Khazar hypothesis of Ashkenazi ancestry is the historically debated idea that a substantial portion of Ashkenazi Jews descend not from ancient Israelites of […]
From Counterterror to Conspiracy: How Joe Kent’s Resignation Has Sparked Antisemitic Theories Online
The former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his resignation publicly on Tuesday, March 17th, by posting a letter on X addressed to President Donald Trump. In this letter, Kent criticized the war between Iran and the joint operation between the United States and Israel, writing “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, […]
“False Flag” Conspiracy Posts Reach Record Levels Amid U.S.-Iran War and Michigan Synagogue Attack
Social media posts framing Jewish institutions and the Israeli government as orchestrators of staged attacks — known as “false flag” conspiracy theories — have reached their highest recorded volumes during a two-week period spanning the U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran and the March 12 vehicle-ramming attack on Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, according to Blue […]
Antisemitic Themes Surge Online In Response to Israel/U.S.–Iran War
As news of Operation Epic Fury — the military engagement involving Israel, the United States, and Iran — spread across social media platforms, antisemitic themes spiked sharply in online conversation. Analyzing the period from Feb. 28 to March 3, 2026, the BSA Command Center recorded a 264% increase in overall tracked conversation, alongside a significant surge in […]