The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) pulled its “Glossary of Extremism and Hate” following widespread conservative backlash in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death.
“With over 1,000 entries written over many years, the ADL Glossary of Extremism has served as a source of high-level information on a wide range of topics for years,” the ADL wrote on social media. “At the same time, an increasing number of entries in the Glossary were outdated. We also saw a number of entries intentionally misrepresented and misused. Moreover, our experts have continued to develop more comprehensive resources and innovative ways to provide information about antisemitism, extremism and hate.”
“At ADL, we always are looking for how we can and should do things better. That’s why we are moving to retire the Glossary effectively immediately,” the organization continued. “This will allow ADL to explore new strategies and creative approaches to deliver our data and present our research more effectively. It will keep us focused on ensuring we do what we do best: fighting antisemitism and hate in the most impactful ways possible.”
Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA, is listed as a “Center of Extremism” by the ADL. The entity claims the conservative organization has “ties to a range of right-wing extremists and has generated support from anti-Muslim bigots, alt-lite activists and some corners of the white supremacist alt-right.”
The ADL further criticized Kirk’s promotion of “Christian nationalism: the idea that Christians should dominate the government and other areas of life in the US. TPUSA also has promoted some conspiracy theories related to topics such as election fraud and COVID-19.”
