Editing Alt-Right (section)

==History and ideology==
The alt-right's initial formation is somewhat unclear. While paleoconservative Paul Gottfried first used the term "alternative right" in 2008, Richard B. Spencer launched an online magazine titled ''The Alternative Right'' as a way to trumpet his ideas. The Alt-Right had played a substantial role in the 2016 presidential election by supporting then-candidate Donald Trump, who has claimed to disavow the movement. A notable alt-right member, Steve Bannon, joined Trump's campaign while reporting on ''Breitbart News, ''exponentially increasing the attention given to the alt-right.

The group's primary ideologies are white supremacy, anti-immigration, and the creation of a "white ethnostate". The reason behind almost all members of the alt-right having such hateful beliefs is due to their fear of what they perceive as a deliberate attempt, usually blamed on Jews, to eradicate white people. Despite having had passed away years before the alt-right's foundation, [[William Luther Pierce]], [[George Lincoln Rockwell]], and [[Richard Girnt Butler]] all play a major posthumous influence in the group's twisted ideology, as does [[Robert Jay Mathews]] and his defunct group [[The Order]].

The Alt-Right's ideology is summed up by the [[Fourteen Words]], a slogan created by Order member [[David Lane]]:

{{Quote|We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.}}

They are also known for using "dog whistles": phrases that they use to refer to various Alt-Right talking points such as "States Rights" (segregation) and "14/88" (14 stands for the Fourteen Words; 88 stands for "[[Hitler Salute|Heil Hitler]]").

They played a role in the [[Unite the Right rally]] in which caused a member to ram his car into several counter-protestors causing the death of Heather Heyer. They tried to have an anniversary rally in Washington D.C., though due to the massive backlash and extreme low turnout rate, it was called off. They were also involved in the [[2021 United States Capitol storming]] in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential Election.

Several members have been a target of influence in racially-motivated [[Mass Shooting|mass shootings]] like the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, Christchurch mosque shootings, and the El Paso Walmart shooting.

During the 2018 midterm elections, several members attempted to run for office, but most of them failed to get enough votes to win.