This Christmas Day, some Springfieldians woke up not to presents but to an antisemitic flyer.
The flyers were left at the front steps of houses in central Springfield sometime during the night of Christmas Eve. At least two dozen flyers were found for several blocks in a neighborhood near Bass Pro Shops.
The antisemitic flyers attempt to tie the Jewish faith to false conspiracies about the COVID-19 vaccine — declaring "every single aspect of the COVID agenda is Jewish."
The flyers are part of a nationwide antisemitic campaign from the hate group "Goyim Defense League."
In a Dec 18 video, GDL founder Jon Minadeo issued a challenge to his followers — telling them to spread these flyers across the Christmas holidays.
"It’s going to feel good when you do this... know that you are helping out your race and you’re helping out mankind," Minadeo said in the video.
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Since then, hundreds of the flyers have been spotted in at least ten states, including Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas and Vermont. The flyers found in Springfield were the first reported in Missouri.
Minadeo founded the Goyim Defense League after being banned from various social media outlets. He since started his own video sharing platform, which he uses to share the group's message and spread antisemitic hate.
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