Rumble has teamed up with the Republican National Committee to exclusively stream GOP presidential primary debates.
Additionally, Rumble has previously allowed
white nationalists
to profit from its platform and has
profited
itself from pre-roll advertisements on videos from QAnon conspiracy theorists, white nationalists, and other extremists.
Based on a Media Matters review, pre-roll ads are running before videos from at least 16 Rumble accounts of far-right figures and groups who have spread antisemitism. Some of the figures associated with these Rumble accounts have promoted white nationalist, neo-Nazi, and extremist ideologies.
Rumble has its
own
ad platform, which
allows advertisers
to place pre-roll videos and display ads on the video-streaming platform and
boasts
Truth Social as a publisher, but a majority of ads on Rumble
reportedly
come from Google’s ad network. This means that Google is
monetizing
and driving new users and traffic to Rumble — ultimately
assisting
the website to make money as a
cesspool
of
extremist
conspiracy theories
and a
safe
haven
for users banned from mainstream social media sites.
Here is a breakdown of far-right figures and groups who have made antisemitic comments and have advertisements running on their Rumble accounts. (We have not determined whether these ads were purchased through Rumble’s ad platform, Google’s ad network, or another way.)
Keith Woods
Verified Rumble user Keith Woods is an Irish white nationalist and self-proclaimed “
raging anti-semite
” who helped to spread a
campaign
to ban the Anti-Defamation League on X (formerly Twitter)
Elijah Schaffer
Neo-Nazi-
linked
far-right media personality Elijah Schaffer has made
numerous
antisemitic
comments
,
complained
that you can’t question the Holocaust or interview neo-Nazis, and has
pushed
the white nationalist “great replacement” conspiracy theory. Schaffer’s show is currently verified on Rumble.
Schaffer has been
banned
from Facebook and Instagram.
Sneako
Verified Rumble user and misogynistic streamer
Sneako
(real
name
Nico Kenn De Balinthazy) regularly spews
antisemitic comments
online.
Sneako has
defended
Hitler and
attacked
Jewish people online,
saying
that “the Nazis had drip” and that the swastika is “aesthetically pleasing.”
Sneako has been previously
banned
from YouTube and TikTok. He was previously banned from X, but is now active on the platform after being
reinstated
by owner Elon Musk.
Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski recently
congratulated
Sneako on his growth on the platform.
Fresh & Fit
The hosts of misogynistic
Fresh & Fit
podcast,
Why Women Deserve Less
author
Myron Gaines (real name
Amrou Fudl
) and dating and lifestyle
coach
Walter Weekes, have made numerous
antisemitic comments
, including during Rumble streams. The podcast recently
hosted
Holocaust denier and white nationalist
Nick Fuentes
, who appeared multiple times and made numerous antisemitic comments.
Gaines has defended Hitler and
bragged
, “We’re the biggest platform that’s talking about the JQ. No one else will do it.” (The “JQ” refers to the “Jewish Question,” an
antisemitic framework
meant to question the human rights of Jewish people. It was part of the pretext for the Holocaust.)
Gaines also dressed up as a stereotypical caricature of a Jewish person during one of his livestreams with Fuentes.
Fresh & Fit is verified on Rumble. The podcast, which has been
removed
from Reddit and TikTok, was previously demonetized and
removed
from the YouTube partner program.
Ryan Dawson
Ryan Dawson
is a 9/11 truther and
Holocaust denier
who has pushed the conspiracy theory that Israel was involved in the 9/11 terrorist attack. Dawson has also
blamed
“Hasidics” for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dawson
claims
he has been banned from a litany of platforms and services, including Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, PayPal, and Twitch, among others.
Three Spoons
Rumble account Three Spoons reposts content from Fuentes and white nationalists
Jared Taylor
and E. Michael Jones. Both Fuentes and Jones are
notorious
antisemites
.
Young Pharaoh
QAnon and Pizzagate conspiracy theorist
Young Pharaoh
(
real name
Marshall Daniels) has said Judaism is a “complete lie,” has described Jewish people as “thieving fake Jews,” and has pushed various antisemitic conspiracy theories.
Daniels was
banned
from X in 2021.
Stew Peters
White nationalist Stew Peters, who streams his show on Rumble,
blamed
the June sinking of the Titan submersible on Jewish people and has pushed many
antisemitic
tropes
. Peters’ media network account is verified on Rumble.
Spotify and iHeartRadio have both
removed
Peters’ show from their platforms.
Lauren Witzke
Far-right media personality Lauren Witzke is part of Peters’ media network. Witzke has
pushed
antisemitism, suggested that the Rothschild family had advanced knowledge of 9/11, and is a
former
host of the
antisemitic
TruNews outlet.
Witzke was previously
banned
from X for posting racist content. She is now
active
on the platform.
Steven Crowder
Verified Rumble streamer Steven Crowder, who has an
exclusive
streaming deal with Rumble, has made
antisemitic
remarks and
defended
rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West) following his
pro-Nazi rants
.
American Renaissance
White nationalist extremist group American Renaissance
features
various
antisemites at its conferences.
YouTube
banned
American Renaissance for violating its hate speech policies. The group was also
banned
on X.
American Free Press
American Free Press
is a website that was created by white nationalist,
neo-Nazi
, and Holocaust denier
Willis Carto
in 2001.
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Carto, who died in 2015, was “infamous for his pro-Nazi and rabidly anti-Jewish views” and for founding the Liberty Lobby, “which billed itself as a conservative, anti-Communist group but became known for its advocacy of both white supremacy and anti-Semitism.”
American Free Press has a
history
of
pushing
antisemitic
conspiracy theories
about Jewish people, a “New World Order,” and Israel.
Reprinted with permission from
Media Matters
.
