Unmasking Visegrád24: Tracing the People, Money, and Political Connections - VSquare.org

I had noticed that channel a few times over the years, spouting outrageous bullshit, distorted facts and commentary, often tied to Elon Musk's circle of opinions & followers. Clearly far-to-extreme-right with a generous side of tankie.

Particularly shameful because its origin is Eastern European, like mine.

Meanwhile, the network continues to grow. It already operates a separate Spanish-language account and has a new semi-franchise: Middle East 24, which is gaining momentum promoting the Israeli government’s message on the country’s action in Gaza and the Israel-Iran war.

In all these ventures, Visegrád24 follows the same tactics: hard-core anti-Muslim rhetoric, claims that Western countries are collapsing, a strong pro-Israeli propaganda, and a steady stream of sensationalism and misinformation.

The apparent leader is Stefan Tompson, a Polish-British individual with South African roots. Tompson began his media career by creating patriotic videos, petitioning for an end to fining for driving through a red light, as well as promoting the “white genocide” narrative in Poland. The latter is a conspiracy theory claiming that white Afrikaners in South Africa are being mistreated in ways similar to the ethnic cleansing of the Polish population of Volhynia in the 1940s by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.

That long-running campaign had its big moment when US President Donald Trump publicly claimed that South Africa was allowing the extermination of its white citizens.

Well, just read the article.