Overview
- JPPI reports Tucker Carlson’s Israel-related content labeled negative rose to about 70% in the latest six months, up from roughly half in the prior period.
- Candace Owens kept an overwhelmingly negative stance on Israel, while videos mentioning Jews flagged as antisemitic climbed to roughly 75% from about 45% over the same timeframe.
- Researchers examined around 3,000 transcripts with AI-driven sentiment tools and applied the IHRA definition to identify antisemitic expressions.
- The study says Carlson did not consistently make explicit antisemitic statements but repeatedly offered an uncritical platform to figures such as Nick Fuentes, whereas Owens’ output increasingly used tropes like claims of “Jewish supremacy” and portraying Jews as a “cult.”
- Both channels featured sharper language including “genocide” and comparisons to Hamas, and JPPI’s director cautions the shift could weaken future U.S.-Israel support; recent fallout includes StopAntisemitism naming Carlson “Antisemite of the Year.”