US EditionDOJ removes study showing right wing attacks 'outpace' those by left
The Department of Justice removed a National Institute of Justice study revealing far-right extremists caused over 520 deaths in 227 attacks since 1990, amid political tensions.
- The Department of Justice deleted a study indicating that far-right attacks surpass other forms of terrorism and extremism in the U.S. since 1990 according to the National Institute of Justice.
- The study stated that far-right extremists have committed more ideologically motivated homicides than others.
- Experts noted that the majority of political violence in the U.S. comes from the right, contrary to assertions from President Donald Trump and others.
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Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence—what the data shows
After the Sept. 10, 2025, assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump claimed that radical leftist groups foment political violence in the U.S., and "they should be put in jail."
DOJ Scrubs Decades of Research on Far-Right Terrorism from Website Days After Kirk Assassination
The 2024 report, which concluded that that far-right attacks continued to outpace all other forms of domestic terrorism, was taken down from the DOJ's website between 11 and 12 of September
Fact: Right-Wing Violence More Frequent and Deadly Than Left-Wing Violence
Most domestic terrorists in the U.S. are politically on the right, and right-wing attacks account for the vast majority of fatalities from domestic terrorism. During the 2024 election cycle, nearly half of all states reported threats against election workers, including social media death threats, intimidation and doxing. Domestic violent extremism is defined by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security as violence or credible threats of violen…
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