Lipstadt Diagnoses Anti-Semitism at Core of QAnon Conspiracy Theory

Deborah E. Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies and associated faculty in the History Department, was recently quoted in the NBC News article “Trump’s refusal to disavow QAnon is part of his pattern of encouraging hate for political gain.” The article addresses Trump’s refusal to disavow the conspiracy group QAnon. The piece’s author, Jewish Democratic Council of America executive director Halie Soifer, writes that QAnon frequently employs “anti-Semitic tropes and age-old conspiracy theories.” Soifer draws on comments that Prof. Lipstadt posted on Twitter. Watch Dr. Lipstadt’s commentary below, and read the full NBC News article.