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Is There an ‘Antifa Debit Card’? Claim There is an ANTIFA debit card available to buy online for protesters to reload after rioting. Rating Decontextualized Like this fact check? Reporting A self-professed targeted individual on Twitter apparently had his hackles raised by a group of German satiricists enough to try to use their work to gin up fears about Antifa. Ever seen an Antifa debit card that can automatically be funded after looting, rioting, and gang stalking? Michael Barden wrote. Here’s what it looks like. We contacted the creators of the card, Hooligans Gegen Satzbau — one translation of the name in English is, Hooligans against Sentence Construction — and they replied, Of course, the ANTIFAmily Card is real and referred us to their shop offering the BASIC and Platinum options: The group promises that BASIC-level card users will enjoy benefits, including demo money digitally immediately according to anti-administrative law, discounts on fast food, and monthly vouchers for black textile clothing among other benefits. The Platinum card, however, offers more pointed benefits that clearly showed the satirical intent of the card: NFC (Nazis Fuckoff Chip). AAA pass (Triple-A). laboratory-tested Q-imitation aluminum coating (protection against chafing) Home office demo money instant payment Donates daily needs of adrenochrome, disinfectant and vitamin C. The benefits are presented with satiresfaction guarantee with a disclaimer: All statements without guarantee. Offers are only valid if the potential contract partner (s) is / are the owner of such a card and/or has/wants to. #HoGeSatzbau are not a contractual partner. Florida is where wokes go to die... Please enable JavaScript Florida is where wokes go to die Hooligans Gegen Satzbau (HoGeSatzbau for short) also sent us a separate quote: With the ANTIFAmily©-Card you commit yourself to stand up against racism, fascism and exclusion at all times and to respect everyone equally – no matter what denomination, skin colour, origin, language or sexual orientation etc. George Soros ... or was it Bill Gates? The group also used United States President Donald Trump’s attempt to label antifa a terrorist group to promote the card on Twitter : Yes, Mr. Fuck you @realDonaldTrump , we are all #ANTIFA provocateurs! pic.twitter.com/O67zJPKB9t — HoGeSatzbau (@hogesatzbau) June 9, 2020 Given that Barden’s Patreon only has five subscribers, it’s possible that his original post was an attempt to gain attention by regurgitating the widely-refuted claim that antifa — that is, anti-fascist protesters — is an organized and violent movement rather than simply a descriptor for those who do not wish to live under fascist policies. The conspiracy theory, amplified by Trump, has spurred right-wing and white supremacist vigilante groups to appear opposite protests against police brutality around the United States, under the pretext of protecting against rioting. In reality, it has been reputed members of white supremacist groups like the Boogaloo boys and the Ku Klux Klan who have been arrested in connection with violent incidents or plans to commit terrorist attacks — members of the very types of far-right groups against which anti-fascists, or antifa, stand. Posted in Disinformation , Fact Checks Tagged anti-fascism , antifa , germany , Michael Barden , white supremacists
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