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Importantly, the '''ADL did not label TPUSA as an extremist group'''. Rather, it documented incidents in which the organization’s leadership or affiliated activists had either aligned with known extremists or made “racist or bigoted comments.” Nevertheless, other rightwing influencers joined in, further amplifying the criticism. Some circulated a screenshot of the ADL’s page on the ''Christian Identity'' movement—a violent white supremacist ideology that advocates for a racial holy war against Jews and other minorities—misrepresenting it as evidence that the ADL was anti-Christian.

Importantly, the '''ADL did not label TPUSA as an extremist group'''. Rather, it documented incidents in which the organization’s leadership or affiliated activists had either aligned with known extremists or made “racist or bigoted comments.” Nevertheless, other rightwing influencers joined in, further amplifying the criticism. Some circulated a screenshot of the ADL’s page on the ''Christian Identity'' movement—a violent white supremacist ideology that advocates for a racial holy war against Jews and other minorities—misrepresenting it as evidence that the ADL was anti-Christian.

The campaign gained broader momentum on Sunday night when Elon Musk, who owns X (formerly Twitter) and has more than 220 million followers, began engaging with and echoing these attacks.

The campaign gained broader momentum on Sunday night when Elon Musk, who owns X (formerly Twitter) began engaging with and echoing these attacks.

“The ADL hates[sic] Christians, therefore it is a hate group,” Musk wrote in response to an X account known for anti-immigrant rhetoric. In another post, he implied that the ADL’s activities had incited murder.

“The ADL hates[sic] Christians, therefore it is a hate group,” Musk wrote in response to an X account known for anti-immigrant rhetoric. In another post, he implied that the ADL’s activities had incited murder.