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Community Maintained Dossier

A living record of authoritarian escalation

Fascism.watch is a humble, community-built ledger. Volunteers, researchers, and civic technologists quietly coordinate to keep a truthful record when institutions fall short.

We focus on the most undeniable acts that signal a descent into fascism—events anchored in public evidence, witnessed harms, and clear authoritarian intent—so the public can see the pattern as it unfolds.

How the community keeps the record precise

This is a humble archive maintained by a distributed network of volunteers and civic organizations. Contributors flag new actions, curators validate the evidence, and editors publish the vetted narrative while keeping pending entries visible for transparency.

  • 01 · Submission

    Contributors upload documents or transcripts through encrypted channels with a short context brief.

  • 02 · Verification

    Regional curators authenticate sourcing, check for corroborating evidence, and assign a preliminary risk level.

  • 03 · Analysis

    Subject-matter analysts tie the act to broader authoritarian patterns and add civic impact notes.

  • 04 · Publication

    Approved entries go live in the ledger with contributor credits and a full audit trail for the public record.

Official Record

Timeline of community-documented acts

Every entry is sourced and annotated by volunteers and partner organizations. We surface corroborated actions first while keeping in-progress submissions visible so the community can help verify, escalate, or supplement the record.

January 2025

6 acts

April 2025

1 act

June 2025

1 act

August 2025

1 act

September 2025

3 acts

October 2025

3 acts
Verification Queue

Recent entries need community review

Curators are working through new submissions. If you have corroborating evidence or context for these items, join the review to help confirm every fact.

Contributor hub

Help keep the record complete.

Submit public documents, sworn statements, or verified leaks that reveal emerging antidemocratic actions. Curators will work with you to validate sources and publish the entry with the full audit trail intact.

Secure contact

Email: archive@fascism.watch

Signal: +1-202-555-0117

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Submission Checklist

Before sending a new act, confirm you have the essentials below. Curators follow the same checklist when triaging the queue.

  • Primary source or reputable secondary link
  • Context summary under 200 words
  • Public impact or rights implication
  • Suggested risk assessment

Verification Pipeline

We keep pending items visible—even before full publication—to encourage community review and corroboration.

  1. 01 · Submit

    Contributors send primary source documents, public records, or verified transcripts through encrypted channels.

    Avg. 12 hours

  2. 02 · Review

    Regional curators authenticate provenance, cross-check facts, and tag the act with policy domains.

    Avg. 24 hours

  3. 03 · Publish

    Once corroborated, the act is added to the public ledger with source links and analytic context.

    Avg. 6 hours

Needs verification spotlight

Help review these recent submissions

January 20, 2025

Executive Order Demands Retaliatory Investigations

EO 'Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government' directed agencies to investigate prior administration officials and cases deemed politically biased, recasting federal law enforcement as an instrument of partisan retribution.

Contributor: Research Desk

January 20, 2025

Executive Order Ends Federal Fact-Checking Partnerships

EO 14149 barred agencies from supporting content moderation efforts and ordered investigations of staff involved in past disinformation mitigation, dismantling federal capacity to counter coordinated propaganda campaigns.

Contributor: Research Desk

January 20, 2025

Executive Order Terminates Federal DEI Programs

EO 14151 ordered agencies to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the federal workforce and contracting, framing longstanding civil-rights compliance programs as unlawful discrimination.

Contributor: Research Desk