# A Killer True Crime Fandom & Islamic State’s Digital Caliphate

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Podcast: [Angry Planet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/angry-planet-46907)
Published: 2026-03-04T18:49:09+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/warcollege/episodes/a-killer-true-crime-fandom-islamic-states-digital-caliphate
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Things have gotten very surreal in the dark corners of the internet. AI-generated prophets are preaching jihad in Facebook groups, Minecraft servers host digital caliphates, and school shooting fandoms gather to study their heroes and plot how to up beat their score. It’s a double bill on this episode of Angry Planet as two experts from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a nonprofit that studies and works to mitigate violent extremists, discuss the brave new world of online-born violence. First up is Milo Comerford, the co-author of a study about nihilistic violence. Then we’ve got Moustafa Ayad to talk about how the Islamic State is circumventing bans and pushing its message on social media. Staying sane on the internet Violence without ideology The Comm 764 True Crime Community Saints Culture When fandom becomes a killing An aesthetics driven movement Online and offline have merged Moderation is impossible You don’t have to hand it to ISIS Broken text posting Copyright strikes and the Islamic State Facebook professional as the gold standard AI resurrects dead influencers Jihad influencers Even IS is obsessed with the Epstein files Virtual caliphates in Roblox and Minecraft “We must be careful about what we pretend to be.” Once again, it all comes back to 4chan Saying nice things about twitter dot com Beyond Extremism ‘The Comm’: The Group Linked to a Nationwide Swatting Rampage How the True Crime Community generates its own killers Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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