How Right-Wing Extremism Uses the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focusing on Anti-Asian Rhetoric

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity for right-wing extremism to legitimize its claims and promote anti-Asian rhetoric. This led increase in hate crimes against Asian descendants the US, UK, Canada. Online platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, 4Chan, Telegram have been used spread disinformation conspiracy theories frame crisis agenda of building a “white ethnostate.” Civil society experts expressed concerns that this rhetoric will normalize extremist ideology social legitimacy. It is important understand being recruit more members further research needed prevent tragedies. had multidimensional impact on Asians, it crucial not overlook growing sentiments both online offline spaces connection between groups radicalized individuals order tackle their harmful activities.