Press Release
Published on November 30, 2023
NEW YORK – Human Rights First this week released Mapping the Movement: Election Denialists Recruit Veterans and Threaten 2024 Election, a report that tracks election deniers’ efforts to recruit veterans into the movement.
“Election deniers are attempting to quietly populate our democratic institutions with sympathizers and conspiracy theorists,” said report lead author and Human Rights First Senior Researcher for Antisemitism and Extremism Dr. Liz Yates. “Part of their strategy is to recruit and exploit U.S. veterans. Our new report exposes this tactic and outlines how to respond to it.”
The investigation details the movement’s efforts to recruit veterans, the impact on democratic institutions and processes, and how pro-democracy advocates can challenge them. Some findings:
