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Inside Terrorgram

The Rise and Fall of an Online Hate Network

ProPublica and FRONTLINE investigate how an online network known as Terrorgram spread white supremacy, extremism and violence.

Inside Terrorgram

How a Global Online Network of White Supremacists Groomed a Teen to Kill

The murders of two people outside an LGBTQ+ bar at first looked like the act of a lone shooter. A ProPublica and FRONTLINE investigation shows they were, in fact, the culmination of a coordinated, international recruiting effort by online extremists.

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, James Bandler, ProPublica, and Lukáš Diko, Investigative Center of Jan Kuciak,

6 stories published since 2024

White Supremacist Terrorgram Network Allegedly Inspired Teen Accused of Killing Parents and Plotting Trump Assassination

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, and James Bandler, ProPublica,

A “Goofy” DJ’s Secret Life at the Center of an Online Terrorism Network

by James Bandler, ProPublica, A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, and Max Maldonado, FRONTLINE,

“The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram,” a Documentary from ProPublica and FRONTLINE, Investigates a Global Online Terror Network

by ProPublica and PBS's Frontline,

The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram: Inside a Global Online Hate Network

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, and James Bandler, ProPublica,

Neo-Nazi Telegram Users Panic Amid Crackdown and Arrest of Alleged Leaders of Online Extremist Group

by A.C. Thompson, James Bandler and Brandon Roberts,

The Accelerationists’ App: How Telegram Became the “Center of Gravity” for a New Breed of Domestic Terrorists

by James Bandler, ProPublica, A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, and Karina Meier, FRONTLINE,

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