"A woman who was #elected on Tuesday to a leadership position in the influential #Brooklyn #DemocraticParty has apologized for a #socialmedia post from last year that amplified #antisemitic comments and #conspiracytheories.

#CarmellaCharrington, whose #candidacy was supported by #democraticsocialist lawmakers, recirculated a video that highlighted a series of pamphlets in a newspaper owned by #HenryFord, the industrialist who founded #Ford Motor Company, that later became a book in the 1920s. The book highlighted well-worn conspiracy theories that #Jews controlled business and the media, and it blamed them for many of the country’s problems.

“The only way to change is understanding the truth!” Ms. #Charrington wrote in her post, which was first reported by #Jewish Insider.

Reached by telephone on Friday, Ms. Charrington said she was not antisemitic[...]" 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/nyregion/charrington-ford-jews-antisemitic-apology.html

Murder trial mementos: The Chamberlain artefacts too sensitive to exhibit
By Laetitia Lemke, Gemma Ferguson, and Kylie Stevenson

Forty years ago, the chance discovery of a bloodied matinee jacket unravelled a murder conviction. Now, that evidence lives inside a national museum's collection that's too sensitive for public display.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-28/lindy-chamberlain-1982-murder-trial-memorabilia-museum-artefacts/106788332

#JusticeSystem #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #MissingPerson #Courts #PopularCulture #ConspiracyTheories #RetailIndustry #LaetitiaLemke #GemmaFerguson # #KylieStevenson

"Many of us probably don’t imagine the #UnitedStates as a nation in which a tradition of #antisemitism reaches back to the original 13 colonies and has emerged in every generation. In her new #book, #historian #PamelaNadell carefully documents the #history of #discrimination, #conspiracytheories, and #violence against #Jews in our republic, as well as the resilience of #Jewish #Americans in resisting and organizing against antisemitism, both at home and abroad. This highly readable book offers an excellent introductory text for undergraduates, theological students, clergy, and adult study groups.

#Nadell defines antisemitism largely with #historical and contemporary examples rather than abstract theories. The term was coined by #WilhelmMarr in 1879 to distinguish the “modern #racial basis of #Jewhatred” from traditional Christian anti-#Judaism. The #author defines it as “#Jew hatred” and cites “many episodes of anti-Jewish animus” in #US history."

https://www.christiancentury.org/books/antisemitism-more-american-we-want-admit

‘I’ve had students deny the Holocaust in class’: far-right extremism on the rise in classrooms | RNZ

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/education/619549/i-ve-had-students-deny-the-holocaust-in-class-far-right-extremism-on-the-rise-in-classrooms

'I've had students deny the Holocaust in class': far-right extremism on the rise in classrooms | RNZ

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/education/619549/i-ve-had-students-deny-the-holocaust-in-class-far-right-extremism-on-the-rise-in-classrooms

#nz #nzpol #conspiracytheories

FACT Aotearoa News Briefs 22 June 2026

In this week's newsletter:
- The linguistics of conspiracy
- message drift
- snorkeling through bullshit
- fake NZ news
- conspiracy theories at the movies
and more...

https://factaotearoa.nz/fact-aotearoa-news-briefs-22-june-2026/

#nz #fact #conspiracytheories

FACT Aotearoa News Briefs 22 June 2026

In this week’s newsletterL:
– The linguistics of conspiracy
– message drift
– snorkeling through bullshit
– fake NZ news
– conspiracy theories at the movies
and more…

https://factaotearoa.nz/fact-aotearoa-news-briefs-22-june-2026/