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Dan Bilzerian's campaign account posts antisemitic hate speech, investigation finds

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  • Dan Bilzerian's congressional campaign account in Florida is reportedly posting antisemitic hate speech, with a third of its content flagged as such.
  • An investigation by the Combat Antisemitism Movement found posts denying the Holocaust, alleging Jewish blackmail schemes, and promoting conspiracies about Jewish plots against U.S. sovereignty.
  • Bilzerian's campaign has a significant reach, with posts generating millions of views and shares, often using hostile language and antisemitic tropes.

An investigation by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) has revealed that a significant portion of the content posted by Dan Bilzerian's congressional campaign account in Florida is antisemitic hate speech. The research indicates that approximately one-third of the campaign's posts contain such rhetoric, targeting Jews and promoting anti-Israel sentiment.

There is no other governing agenda offered by Bilzerian except demonizing Jews and sowing hatred of the State of Israel.

— Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM)Describing the core message of Bilzerian's campaign content.

Bilzerian, a known conspiracy theorist, is running against Congressman Randy Fine in Florida's 6th District Republican primary. His campaign's X/Twitter account, @ElectBilzerian, boasts nearly 81,000 followers and features numerous posts related to Holocaust denial, alleged Jewish blackmail schemes, and supposed Jewish plots to undermine American sovereignty.

CAM's analysis, based on keyword searches and a hostility scale, found that 218 out of 657 posts between May 12 and August 10 were deemed hostile, with an average hostility score of 0.85. These posts have reached an estimated 23.6 million people, garnering millions of views, likes, comments, and shares.

Let’s get that fat disgusting Jew out of the office.

— Dan BilzerianA pinned post on his campaign account referring to opponent Randy Fine.

Examples cited include posts calling for the purging of "Israel from every city, county, district and state in America," referring to Rep. Randy Fine as a "fat Jew," and labeling Elon Musk a "poor goy slave owned by Jews." One particularly inflammatory repost stated, "It’s not red against blue… It’s us against the Jew."

Our government is nothing but a tool for Israeli hegemony and Jewish supremacy.

— Dan BilzerianA tweet from his campaign account.

CAM US Advisory Board Member Gabriel Groisman described Bilzerian's campaign as an "excuse to spread his antisemitic rhetoric" and capitalize on rising antisemitism online. The investigation highlights the extensive reach of this hate speech, amplified through social media platforms.

It’s not red against blue… It’s us against the Jew.

— Dan BilzerianA reposted tweet from his campaign account.
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Originally published by Jerusalem Post in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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