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|fullname = David Ernest Duke | |fullname = David Ernest Duke | ||
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Dr. David Duke, PhD | |||
|origin = Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |origin = Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | ||
|occupation = Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (former)<br>Louisiana House Representative (former) | |occupation = Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (former)<br>Louisiana House Representative (former) | ||
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Duke is known for his rampant [[Anti-Semitism]]; he has praised [[Adolf Hitler]] on numerous occasions and is a [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] denier. He often accuses the Jewish community of trying to infiltrate the government, which he describes as a "Zionist-Occupied Government" and spread their beliefs across the world to attain total control. | Duke is known for his rampant [[Anti-Semitism]]; he has praised [[Adolf Hitler]] on numerous occasions and is a [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] denier. He often accuses the Jewish community of trying to infiltrate the government, which he describes as a "Zionist-Occupied Government" and spread their beliefs across the world to attain total control. | ||
He was arrested in 1972 for inciting a riot, | He was arrested in 1972 for inciting a riot. In 2002, he plead guilty to felony tax fraud and using his supporters' donations for recreational gambling and was arrested in the Czech Republic in 2009 for attending a Neo-Nazi rally. | ||
Duke is active on ''[[Stormfront (website)|Stormfront]]'' and is good friends with its founder, [[Don Black]]. He also has ties to [[Nick Griffin]] and the [[BNP|British National Party]]. In recent years he has associated himself with the [[Alt-Right]]. | Duke is active on ''[[Stormfront (website)|Stormfront]]'' and is good friends with its founder, [[Don Black]]. He also has ties to [[Nick Griffin]] and the [[BNP|British National Party]]. In recent years he has associated himself with the [[Alt-Right]]. | ||
David Duke claims to have a PhD in history. However, he earned his doctorate from a university in Ukraine that is not sanctioned, nor recognized by the Ukrainian government, and the university itself has a reputation for spreading anti-Semetic message. | |||
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