Renegade (media platform)

Renegade is an American white nationalist, conspiracy theory and anti-Semitic media platform, based in Deltona, Florida. Founded by Kyle Hunt, the project consists of two main outlets; Renegade Broadcasting, an internet radio network founded in October 2012 and Renegade Tribune, founded in 2013.

Renegade
PredecessorOracle Broadcasting
FormationOctober 2012; 12 years ago (2012-10)
FounderKyle Hunt
TypeInternet radio
Blogging
PurposeNeo-Nazism
White nationalism[1]
Anti-Semitism[2]
Conspiracy theory
HeadquartersDeltona, Florida, U.S. (current) [citation needed]
Woodside, New York, U.S. (previous)
Key people
Michael McLaughlin
SecessionsMight Is Right Network
Websitewww.renegadebroadcasting.com

Renegade has promoted White Nationalism, antisemitism and conspiracy based content.[2] The Jerusalem Post described the Renegade Tribune as "a well-known white separatist, Holocaust denying, historical revisionist, neo-Nazi website established in 2012 by Kyle Hunt."[3] The Anti-Defamation League described it as "an antisemitic, conspiratorial and white nationalist publication"[4] and Hunt as a White supremacist.[5] In 2014, founder Kyle Hunt promoted "the White Man March".

Renegade has criticized Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.[third-party source needed] It claims that both homosexuality and misogyny are rife within the alt-right and alt-lite. Renegade has also covered such topics as 9/11 conspiracy theories, Pizzagate and flat earth theories.[third-party source needed] Notable contributors include Michael McLaughlin, former leader of the British Movement.

History

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Renegade was founded by Kyle Christopher Hunt of Massachusetts.[6][7] Hunt is a former Google employee.[8] Hunt's Star Theory radio show began to be carried by the Oracle Broadcasting network in April 2012. This network covered anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and the white genocide conspiracy theory, as well as historical revisionism about the Third Reich (although it ridiculed American neo-Nazism by calling it controlled opposition).

Also in October 2012, Hunt began the internet radio network Renegade Broadcasting. In 2013, this outlet expanded with the website Renegade Tribune.[third-party source needed]

Hunt has directed the film Hellstorm, a pro-Nazi Germany film based on the book of the same name by author Thomas Goodrich. The film falsely portrays Germany as the main victim of World War II.[9]

White Man March

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In March 2014, Hunt and Renegade promoted the idea of a "White Man March", where autonomous groups of white people were encouraged to go out in public places on that day with placards and leaflets bearing phrases such as "Diversity = White Genocide", at undisclosed locations.[10] At the time of the march, Hunt said he was a supporter of William Daniel Johnson's white supremacist American Freedom Party.[10] Hunt planned to hold the event in New York City, where he lived at the time. He encouraged people to dress in "a pair of light khakis and a nice dress shirt" as part of their public relations.[11][12] According to David Neiwert of the Southern Poverty Law Center, the event attracted negligible numbers of people, but had gatherings in New York City, Florence, Kentucky, Tempe, Arizona, Birmingham, Alabama, Branson, Missouri and Olympia, Washington.[13] According to Neiwert, the autonomous march in Kentucky, organized by former National Alliance leader Robert Ransdell, was subject to particular derision due to the presence of two unidentified individuals in Ku Klux Klan uniforms.[13] Hunt had planned to advocate these kind of events monthly, but changed his mind in April 2014.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ Torres, Andrea (February 17, 2016). "Active neo-Nazi groups in Florida". Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Brockman, Andy (30 March 2018). "UK LABOUR PARTY LEADERSHIP IN HOLOCAUST DENIAL FAKE HISTORY FAIL". thePipeLine. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Jewish and antisemitic?". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ^ "You are being redirected..." www.adl.org. ADL. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Funding Hate:How White Supremacists Raise Their Money" (PDF). Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ "The White Man March, Which Is Almost Exactly What It Sounds Like, Is Coming to New York". Village Voice. 12 March 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Mashpee Grad Leader In 'White Man' Movement". The Mashpee Enterprise. 21 March 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  8. ^ Neiwert, David (March 17, 2014). "'White Man's March' Events Draw Smattering of Participants, Loads of Derision". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  9. ^ Cruz, Freddy (December 2, 2021). "White Nationalists, Jan. 6 Protesters and QAnon: What You Need To Know About Border Vigilantes Along the Border". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  10. ^ a b "We Interviewed the Guy Behind the 'White Man March'". Vice. 15 March 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  11. ^ "White Man March Aims to Fight "White Genocide" in NYC". Complex. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "White supremacist march trying to link itself to St. Patrick's Day". Irish Central. 15 March 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  13. ^ a b "'White Man's March' Events Draw Smattering of Participants, Loads of Derision". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  14. ^ "Originator of 'White Man's March' Hangs It Up, Saying Idea Will Live On". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "White Man March Founder Kyle Hunt Resigns From White Man Marching". Village Voice. 25 April 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
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