We take a closer look at the conspiracy theories surrounding the British royal family as King Charles III is officially crowned as the British monarch on May 6th, 2023.
Festivities are well underway for the coronation of King Charles III on May 6th, 2023, coming just two days before Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day), which marks the surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of the horrors of the Holocaust and World War II in Europe. But despite the pomp and circumstance of the first coronation in 70 years, the darkness of antisemitic conspiracy theories surrounding the British royal family swirls on social media.
The British monarch is a purely ceremonial role, as policy is determined by the political parties elected to Parliament and by the government. However, despite its lack of governing authority, the British royal family is the subject of numerous conspiracy theories, often tainted with antisemitism. One common allegation is that the royal family is part of the Illuminati or powerful, sinister forces that control the world.
Also frequently mentioned in connection with the British Royals are the Rothschilds, a long-established and successful Jewish family that frequently figures in antisemitic tropes and is often used as a symbol of global Jewish control.
The conspiracy theories tend to manifest in 3 different ways:
Defeating hate isn’t a one-time task — in every generation, hatred takes new forms. The victory against Nazi Germany may have spelled the end of the Holocaust, but not the end of antisemitism. Jews are still accused of masterminding world affairs and manipulating state actors, including the British royal family.
Pre-World War II, antisemitic conspiracy theories were promoted through newspapers and radio, to disastrous effect. Today, those who seek to spread hate have access to tools that are more sophisticated and capable of reaching far more people than ever, including social media platforms, which are fertile ground for the spread of hate speech and antisemitism. With such wide-reaching platforms at their disposal, we must do more to counter hate.
CyberWell is taking a central part in fighting the spread of online Jew-hatred, and we urge you to join us by reporting antisemitic content on our platform at app.cyberwell.org.
The March 18th release of the long-awaited John F. Kennedy (JFK) files set off a familiar chain reaction of conspiracy theories: Blaming Jews. As declassified documents became publicly available, some antisemites used them to recycle hateful tropes. These included sweeping, false claims that “the Jews” assassinated JFK… illustrating once again that on social media, it’s not evidence that spreads fastest, it’s misinformation – with Jews as the target.
This tragic plane crash, which left no survivors, has led to a rise in scapegoating of Jews, as antisemites take advantage of the incident to hold Jews responsible. In the wake of such events, social media has become a breeding ground for hate, where baseless accusations and antisemitic sentiment have spread quickly.
As Ye’s (Kanye West) antisemitic and hateful tirade against Jews and other minority communities progressed on the X platform, CyberWell released the following statements.
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