FACT CHECK · ANTISEMITIC TROPES
Claim: Jews play the victim and provoke the hate
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
FBI 2025: Jews are about 2% of Americans but were the target of 63% of religion-based hate crimes (1,528 of 2,408). ADL counted 6,274 incidents. Being attacked is not provoking.
SOURCE
FBI 2025 hate crime data (Aug 2026, via ADL); ADL Audit 2025
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