The ‘Troll of the Month’ feature names and shames public figures responsible for anti-religious hate speech.
Brigitte Gazel – TROLL OF THE MONTH
Brigitte Gazel, a candidate for the National ally party, made an invitation to violence during the annual congress, stereotyping Muslims and feeding a culture of fear.
Constantin Schreiber – TROLL OF THE MONTH
German newsreader Constantin Schreiber has published a fiction book which perpetuates stereotypes and fear of Muslim people. He also developed a “Mosquepedia” (Map of mosques) and publishes sensationalist and hateful content aimed at Muslims.
Julie Burchill - TROLL OF THE MONTH
British Journalist and writer Julie Burchill has had her book contract cancelled by her publisher, Hachette, after making racist, defamatory and Islamophobic social media posts. On 13th December 2020, Julie accused Muslim Journalist Ash Sarkar of worshiping a paedophile and called her an Islamist after Sarkar commented on a 2012 Spectator Magazine article by Rod Liddle.
Archbishop Ieronymos II - TROLL OF THE MONTH
In an interview to Greece’s OPEN TV channel, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos II falsely claimed that “Islam is not a religion, it is a political party” of “war” and “expansion.”
Szilárd Demeter - TROLL OF THE MONTH
A Hungarian ministerial cultural commissioner has retracted an opinion article where he likened the US-Hungarian billionaire and philanthropist George Soros to Adolf Hitler, after pressure from Jewish organisations.
ELISABETH LEVY - TROLL OF THE MONTH
Editor-in-Chief of the French conservative magazine Causeur, Elisabeth Levy, has told CNEWS that Muslim women should have taken their headscarf off for a week in honour of Samuel Paty.
WILEY - OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH
British grime artist Wiley (real name Richard Cowie) has been banned from Twitter for posting a series of antisemitic tweets.
Alain Soral - JULY TROLL OF THE MONTH
Alain Soral’s youtube channels have been deleted for inciting racial hatred.
Dieudonné M’Bala M’Bala - OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH
Dieudonné M’Bala M’Bala has been sued and had his youtube channel deleted for inciting racial hatred.
NIGEL FARAGE - OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH
Nigel Farage has left radio station LBC with immediate effect, in what seems to have been a sudden decision.
KATIE HOPKINS - OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH
Recently, British media personality Katie Hopkins was permanently suspended from Twitter. This action came after multiple temporary suspensions of Hopkins’ account due to violations of Twitter’s hate speech policies, with her most recent suspension just months prior in January 2020.
DIEUDONNÉ M’BALA M’BALA – TROLL OF THE MONTH
The French organisations Licra and Crif have taken legal action against the comedian Dieudonné M’Bala M’Bala. The polemist has been sued for incitement to racial hatred and Holocaust denial, based on two antisemitic videos which he posted on his YouTube channel.