Online Trolls Hurl Anti-Semitic Invective at Seattle City Council Candidate Ari Hoffman

According to KIRO, some dingus on 8chan, a public forum known to be populated by trolls, hurled threats and anti-Semitic slurs at Ari Hoffman, a city council candidate running in District 2.

On Monday the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) published screenshots of an anonymously written post on the forum. The original post read, "This fucker is running for Seattle city council [The individual] lives on my street, and has an isreali flag hanging out front. What is the move?"

One of the commenters replied with a death threat: "Kill [the individual]. Literally kill [the individual]."

Over the phone, Hoffman told me MEMRI sent the 8chan post to the FBI. Another FBI spokesperson, Special Agent Shelley Gryz, confirmed a source tipped off the agency but wouldn't reveal the name.

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