Vice: Neo-Nazi Fight Clubs Are Growing Rapidly, New Research Shows

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"From Denmark, to France, and Canada, semi-autonomous white supremacist groups have been popping up across the globe and recruiting young white men to come train. According to a new report by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) that was shared with VICE News, 'since the creation of the first Active Club in late 2020, at least 100 Active Clubs have been created in the U.S, Canada, and Europe.'

'This is an unprecedented growth. I've never seen a network in right-wing extremism grow so fast. Usually it takes years to build a transnational network,' Alexander Ritzmann, the report’s author and senior advisor to the CEP, told VICE News. 'It’s concerning.'"

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September 22, 2023
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