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Online Forum Controlled by Nevada GOP House Candidate Contains Slurs and Nazi Talk, AP Review Finds – WTOP News
An AP review found racial slurs, Nazi praise and white nationalist defenses in the forum as nearly 200 users were banned, the campaign said.
- An Associated Press review of thousands of posts on Nevada Republican congressional candidate Marty O'Donnell's online forum uncovered racial slurs, minimizations of Nazi Germany, and defenses of white nationalist conspiracy theories.
- Long before his congressional run, O'Donnell gained fame as an award-winning composer for the popular 'Halo' video game franchise, then transformed the resulting fan forum into a campaign tool, referring to himself as its 'benevolent dictator.'
- Extremist rhetoric permeated the site, with users posting 'Heil Hitler' and asking 'Was Hitler really an evil guy?' American University journalism professor Wendy Melillo identified such comments as 'coded antisemitic hate speech.'
- Campaign spokesman Keith Schipper stated O'Donnell 'has zero tolerance for hate' and the campaign 'dedicated a staffer to monitor' and remove individuals spewing vitriol, with nearly 200 users banned.
- Despite prior scrutiny over a podcast guest with Nazi sympathies, O'Donnell recently told a conservative outlet he was unaware of antisemitism's resurgence, stating 'it just went under the surface and it has been percolating there.
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Online forum controlled by Nevada GOP House candidate contains slurs and Nazi talk, AP review finds – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before running for Congress , Marty O’Donnell was an award-winning music composer for the popular “Halo” video game franchise. His work d
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Online forum controlled by Nevada GOP House candidate contains slurs and Nazi talk, AP review finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before running for Congress, Marty O’Donnell was an award-winning music composer for the popular “Halo” video game franchise.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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