Denial & Conspiratorial Self-Victimization: Antisemitism After October 7 on Social Media

Key Findings:

The report finds that denial of antisemitic violence and conspiratorial claims that Jews or Israelis staged attacks against themselves are recurring forms of online antisemitism across multiple violent incidents, not just October 7. Of the four categories CyberWell used, conspiratorial self-victimization against Jews was the most common, appearing in 88% of posts. The 308 posts analyzed generated nearly 14 million views and more than 500,000 interactions, with X accounting for the largest share of posts and engagement.

The report also finds weak platform enforcement. Only 25.4% of policy-violating posts were removed overall, and October 7-related denial remained especially prevalent and under-enforced. CyberWell argues that current platform policies inadequately address newer forms of antisemitic denial and recommends explicit policies covering denial of well-documented violent events and conspiratorial self-victimization.