
The New Power of Far-Right Influencers
Michael Calore, Leah Feiger, David Gilbert
created: Oct. 18, 2025, 3:30 p.m. | updated: Oct. 20, 2025, 1:45 p.m.
Michael Calore: So David, you were just telling us about Professor Bray's experience of being targeted by the far right online.
David Gilbert: I suppose he has known that he's been a target of the far-right for almost a decade now.
Because of him donating the money to the anti-fascist organization, they called him a financier of antifa.
Then on October 2nd, the Turning Point USA chapter on Rutgers campus decided to launch a petition calling for Professor Bray to be fired.
Fox News picked up this petition, even though it had less than 100 signatures at the time and boosted the story, and again, far-right protesters picked up on this, and again, Professor Bray got more death threats.
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