From Masculinity to Conspiracy: The Manosphere’s Turn Toward Antisemitism 

Line graph showing volume of posts related to Judaism, feminism, or immigration from 2020 to the present.

The manosphere has grown from a loose collection of online communities into a large and influential ecosystem that reaches tens of millions of people through popular media including podcasts, YouTube, and social media. Early focuses were on dating advice, pickup culture, and grievances about feminism. Over time, researchers have documented how these spaces evolved into power-based worldviews, increasingly incorporating conspiratorial, and antisemitic narratives.  Recent media coverage reflects this shift. In Louis Theroux’s […]

Called a Jew: How Antisemites Use Jewish Identity as a Slur Against Non-Jews  

"Use of 'Crypto-Jew' and Related Terms on X/Twitter" Line chart showing monthly mention volume of "crypto-Jew" and related terms on X/Twitter from January 2015 to March 2026, divided into four eras: early baseline (2015), alt-right surge (2016–2018), platform decline (2019–September 2023), and post-October 7 surge (October 2023–March 2026). March 2026 is the highest single month on record at 3,335 mentions. Source: Blue Square Alliance Command Center / Brandwatch.

In the weeks following the March 12, 2026 vehicle-ramming attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard found himself the target of an antisemitic harassment campaign. Bouchard had helped coordinate the law enforcement response to the attack and had been among the most visible officials publicly defending the Jewish community in its aftermath. […]