Anti-fascists linked to zero murders in the US in 25 years.
Donald Trump has made warnings about the threat of antifa and “far-left fascism” a central part of his re-election campaign.
But in reality leftwing attacks have left far fewer people dead than violence by rightwing extremists, new research indicates, and antifa activists have not been linked to a single murder in decades.
More than half of these victims died in a a single attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in 2016.
Its launch comes as Trump administration officials have echoed the president’s warnings of a violent “leftwing” revolution.
A new justice department taskforce on violent anti-government extremists listed “antifa” as a major threat, while making no mention of white supremacy.
Beat them or kill them to the point where they go back home and stay home afraid,’” Felarca said. »
