{
  "id": 10532909,
  "title": "FAR-RIGHT ALLIANCES: Ernst Roets’ Washington cross spectacle struggles for US attention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/far-right-alliances-ernst-roets-washington-cross-spectacle-struggles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T21:10:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-28-ernst-roets-washington-cross-spectacle-struggles-for-us-attention/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The political connections behind Ernst Roets' Lex Libertas movement’s 3,000 white crosses event in Washington, D.C. reveal a growing network between global right-wing movements. The campaign aimed to create a powerful visual representation of farm attack victims in South Africa and engage journalists to build global awareness. However, the event failed to generate significant US media coverage. Fox News, a conservative broadcaster, did not cover the event, and even OAN, a right-wing cable channel, had a dwindling audience. Most US media coverage came from right-wing websites like The Daily Caller, known for promoting debunked conspiracy theories. The UK's GB News gave the most sympathetic coverage, while South African outlets mostly expressed criticism. Notably, Maga influencers like Jack Posobiec did not participate. Instead, Roets partnered with lower-profile international right-wingers, including Italian influencer Lorenzo Caccialupi, who is part of a transnational right-wing network supporting far-right European parties. Roets also collaborated with New York Young Republican Club president Stefano Forte, whose rhetoric aligns with anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic views. The presence of State Department official during the event suggests a potential interest from US government in the growing global right-wing network.",
  "summary": "Lex Libertas’ 3,000 white crosses in Washington event failed to attract much US media coverage, but the political connections behind it say something revealing about the growing network between global right-wing movements.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}