Repercussions of exploiting far-right rumours in Europe

Europe suffers from the growing force of the far right. This growth in force especially happened during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fears are still high from the spread of this trend which threatens the national security of the region, especially in the light of ongoing conflicts between European states, on one hand, and Russia, on the other.

The most prominent concerns about the far right arise from its ability to spread harmful rumours and promote conspiracy theories that put pressure on governments to get rid of certain ethnicities within society.

These beliefs pose a high risk to the security of the region, as the tendency of the far right towards conspiracy theories can be used to spread more rumours that threaten the stability of European governments.

Far right and division rumours

The crisis of the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic showed an escalation in the trends of the far right towards violence, with the groups of this current exploiting social media to broadcast more violent ideas to get rid of ethnic minorities, most notably immigrants and people of African descent.

Covid-19-induced lockdowns created a wider opportunity for the interaction of elements of the far right electronically, as well as spreading rumours about the virus being just a conspiracy by European governments to get rid of the white race.

These beliefs pose a high risk to the cohesion of societies and the possibility of exploiting the current as a tool for moral destruction in the light of modern wars that use communication technology to achieve their goals.

Nevertheless, the spirit of hostility between a segment of society and the government may create divisions that can be exploited by hostile intelligence.

German authorities have already expressed fears from the exploitation of the far right by intelligence agencies against the national interests of the region.

Qualitative attacks

The resort of the far right to making bombs and explosives and using them in staging attacks represents a frightening change that warns of the current's influence on the promotional clips of the Takfiris, especially the methods of manufacturing explosives and how to plant them, while not being satisfied with the moral and psychological role of the current.

On November 5, 2022, a right-wing extremist named Andrew Lake attacked the Dover Immigration Centre in Britain with three incendiary bombs.

The authorities described the incident as a 'terrorist operation'. It led to minor injuries among the employees of the immigration centre, while the perpetrator committed suicide immediately after the attack.

The incident represents a systematic change in the ideology of Europeans. Takfiris have always been seen killing themselves in suicide operations, but it was not common for far right elements to kill themselves in the attacks they carry out.