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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jason Wilson

Key player in false Talarico rumor has history of online posts invoking Nazi Germany

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James Talarico in Dallas, Texas, in September. Photograph: Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images

An influencer who played a key role in hoax claims that Democratic US senate candidate James Talarico was in a mental health facility has a long history of social media posts that favorably invoke Nazi Germany, express antisemitism and anti-Black racism, criticize miscegenation and call for “remigration” of refugees.

On X, the Lake Oswego, Oregon, resident Ryan Amacher, known online as Rhein Amacher, has described Muslims as “sub-human”, claimed that Black Africans are “monkeys” with low IQ, characterized immigrants as “vermin” and expressed support for the far right, including Germany’s AfD and the UK’s Tommy Robinson.

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