Mastriano has voiced support for unproven claims about election fraud and attended the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. Will Simons, a spokesperson for Shapiro, said in an emailed statement that the affiliation with Gab is typical of Mastriano’s extremism. The Mastriano campaign didn’t respond to questions about whether it had tried to block or remove the antisemitic comments. Gab advertises that its site includes tools to block users and filter out specific comments and subject matters. Gab has actively courted Qanon supporters. After the recent mass shooting in Buffalo where a gunman targeted Black shoppers at a supermarket, Torba encouraged Gab members to marry and have babies only with other white people. Torba himself has openly promoted white nationalist content and conspiracies on Gab, according to a New York Times report.
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Although the site’s founder says its purpose is to provide a haven for free speech, in practice that has meant the site often has been dominated by conspiracy theories and hate speech. The response to the post is typical of Gab content, according to a number of media reports and academic studies about the site. At least two dozen of those responses - the most common response by far - were antisemitic insults about state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the Democratic candidate in the race for governor. A recent post on July 9 - a criticism of Democratic economic policies - received 157 comments. Mastriano has posted 66 times on Gab since he joined it in February. Mastriano has routinely declined interviews with mainstream media outlets and has barred some media from some campaign events. Mastriano expressed no reservations during the 16-minute interview about the content on Gab and thanked Torba for providing a space for conservative voices like his own. So brace yourself for that,” Torba told Mastriano. "You may even get called a smear for doing this interview with me. Torba has said he started the site as an antidote to mainstream social media sites that he believes are too liberal.ĭuring an interview with Mastriano posted on Gab on May 2, Torba warned Mastriano that he would likely be criticized for agreeing to be interviewed on Gab. Mastriano’s campaign didn’t respond to an email requesting comment.īut Gab founder, CEO and majority owner Andrew Torba said in an email that Mastriano’s $5,000 campaign payment on April 28 was for an advertising campaign. The payment was disclosed in a routine financial disclosure filed by the Mastriano campaign for the month of April.
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