The FBI revealed fresh records on Monday that show everyday terms used on the internet are being flagged as extremism by FBI agents.
The FBI disclosed the fresh papers after the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project filed a FOIA request.
The materials are labeled “Involuntary Celibate Violent Extremism,” and they include a dictionary of terms used by “incel” radicals, according to the FBI.
Extremist rhetoric included the terms “red pill,” “Chad,” and “based.”
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The term “red pill” means “a process by which a person’s perspective is dramatically transformed,” and it became popular after appearing in the 1999 film The Matrix.
Chad is online slang for an alpha male, and based simply means to be yourself.
Here’s the FBI’s list:
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Here is more from The Daily Signal:
The FBI uses a “glossary of terms” to look for online that could indicate someone is involved with “violent extremism,” according to documents obtained by The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project.
The flagged terms include “red pilled,” first popularized by the 1999 film “The Matrix,” “based,” “looksmaxxing,” and the names “Chad” and “Stacey.”
The FBI also flags phrases that include “it’s over” and “just be first.”
The documents were obtained by The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project through a Freedom of Information Act request. (The Daily Signal is Heritage’s multimedia news organization.)
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