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An image comparing the flag of Antifa, a group that derives its name from their anti-fascist activities, and a swastika-bearing flag of Nazi-era Germany has made its way around conservative blogs and web sites since at least 2017. The visual comparison, which has also worked its way into the Qanon conspiracy theory, is commonly shared with the caption: Does the new Antifa flag remind you of anything?: The bottom image does not actually picture the state flag of Germany during the era of Nazi rule, but rather the Reichskriegsflagge, a war ensign used by the German armed forces from 1933 to 1945. More important, the top image does not show an Antifa flag, but rather a digitally manipulated version of a flag used by the National Front, a far-right, fascist political party in the United Kingdom. The original photograph was taken from a January 2016 demonstration in Dover which, ironically, featured a clash between far-right demonstrators and anti-fascists. In other words, members of Antifa were protesting against the group represented by this flag when the picture was snapped: Here's a look at the original image (left) and the doctored Antifa flag image (right): The scene can be glimpsed around the 1:05 mark of this video from the 2016 protests in Dover: A variation of this meme featured another version of the New Antifa Flag: Again, however, this is not a banner we've found any genuine Antifa groups to be using in earnest. This design was actually created by Deviant Artist Linumhortulanus as a means of denigrating the anti-fascist group: Antifa consists of a loose network of like-minded groups but has no central organizing body. As such, it's difficult to determine if anything that could fairly be called an official Antifa flag exists. The group does, however, commonly use variations of the following logo:
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