It was the neo-Nazi cartoon that cost celebrity chef Pete Evans millions in lost endorsements, but it appears neo-Nazis targeted him to politicise their agenda.
Pete Evans was targeted by neo-Nazi groups as a person they could ‘red pill’ or politicise for their cause months before the celebrity chef posted his now infamous neo Nazi cartoon.
Dr Kaz Ross — who researches alt right, neo-Nazi and QAnon groups — said she had been leaked screen shots of neo Nazi’s discussing Pete Evans as a person they could swing to their cause in online chat groups.
“They had already identified him as someone they could turn and they were working on that months and months before he posted that cartoon,” Dr Ross said.
The symbol was co-opted by Nazi Germany and remains popular with neo-Nazis. It was used on the cover of the manifesto by the 2019 Christchurch mosque shooter Breton Tarrant who killed 51 people.
When it was pointed out to Evans that the symbol was the black sun, he replied: “I was waiting for someone to see that.”
Pete Evans is also a QAnon follower, the conspiracy group that believes the world is run by elites and paedophiles who eat children and Donald Trump is their saviour.
Many high profile QAnon followers stormed the Capitol building in Washington on January 6.
Read the article by Jane Hansen in The Daily Telegraph.