(Jewish Group) Far-right Trolls Pose as Jews to Aggravate Tensions With African American Community

In the wake of the shooting and stabbing attacks on Orthodox Jews in New York and New Jersey, as well as the ongoing anti-Semitic violence in the area, far-right online trolls are once again creating fake Jewish profiles on social media to fan the flames of discord between the black and Jewish communities.

The problem first appeared six months ago when Twitter was flooded with fake accounts of “Jewish” users who endorsed extreme views and anti-Semitic messaging. The campaign originated on the alt-right bulletin board 4chan and was designed to “subvert Jews” through impersonating them. This time, the online “fake Jews” are spreading racist incitement against the perpetrators of the latest wave of anti-Semitic attacks.
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These fake accounts are on a mission to do some serious damage between Black and Jewish communities. Feeding on a whiff of tension.
Report, block and always check the TLs/followers of new accounts before engaging with them. pic.twitter.com/R9EkO46QRK
— Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M (@BlewishAnd) January 1, 2020

The most prominent and widely circulated tweet came from the account of one Elaine Goldschmidt, who claims to be a “Jew who was frightened by the string of anti-Semitic attacks” and bemoans the fact that “Ni***** were supposed to be on our side. Now we have lost control of them.” The photo used in the profile was taken from the account of a British comedian, Janey Godley.


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