"The Counter Extremism Project reports that upon the completion of his studying, he served as an officer in Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s army. But following the US-led occupation of Iraq and the capture of Hussein in 2003, he 'turned to violent...

"He joined al-Qa'ida in Iraq after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam in 2003, the multi-national Counter Extremism Project said."

CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler spoke with Radio 24 in Italy about fears that coronavirus is leading to a surge in calls to violence by extremists.

“'Extreme right-wing accelerationist and neo-Nazi Telegram chats and channels have increased their frequency of calling for violence related to the coronavirus since the president’s declaration of a national emergency on March 13,' said Joshua Fisher...

"'The extreme right is fractured right now in terms of their support for President Trump,' said Joshua Fisher Birch, a researcher at the Counter Extremism Project. 'Many who originally supported him are disappointed with how the last few years have...

CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid on his work in image forensics and deepfakes: "After all, says Farid, 'if we did not have a delivery mechanism for deepfakes in the form of social media, this would not be a threat that we are concerned about.'"

"The Christchurch attack was live-streamed on Facebook for 17 minutes, and copies of the footage were later shared on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Instagram. Millions of copies of the footage were later taken down but many remain...

"Researchers at the Counter Extremism Project have identified at least 14 different websites where footage of the Christchurch terror attack can be accessed, a year after the shootings took place, Marc Daalder reports."

"Millions of copies of the footage were later taken down but despite that videos of the attack still remain online, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) said in a statement on Saturday. CEP, a private group that monitors and reports extremist content...

"'I think what he’s doing is very realistic, and it makes sense for the American context,' said Lara Pham, the deputy director of the Counter Extremism Project, which helped advise Rose’s office on the bill."