KB-2024-002315 - [2025] EWHC 1782 (KB)

The defendant relies on three of the claimant’s tweets, less than 0.1% of his oeuvre.

The first tweet: The American Civil Liberties Union posted a tweet stating “The city of Dickinson, Texas is requiring people applying for Hurricane Harvey aid to promise not to boycott Israel. This is unconstitutional.” This tweet was republished by another account with the comment “well this seems quite bad”. On 20 October 2017, the claimant replied:

“Lifehack: promise not to boycott Israel, but do it anyway. Do it out of spite.”

The second tweet: On 18 April 2018, the claimant posted this tweet (in response to a tweet that was deleted 3 days later and which is not now apparently available):

“Me: it’s important to represent Judaism and Jewish people fairly and respectfully in art.

Also me: Jew banker goblins.”

The third tweet: On 27 October 2018, 11 people died as a result of an antisemitic mass-shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeremy Corbyn MP, then the leader of the labour party, tweeted “My thoughts are with those killed or injured in this horrific act of antisemitic violence, and with their loved ones. We must stand together against hate and terror.” A tweet in reply from an account with the handle “Count Dankula” showed an image of Mr Corbyn apparently laying a wreath. In this context, the claimant tweeted:

“hahaha zeig heil hahaha gas the jews hahaha just kidding but have you seen these youtube videos about the holohoax they’re pretty convincing imo…”

Further tweets were posted in response from other accounts. These included:

“Not sure where he’s come out as a holocaust denier”

“When? If he did say that there’s probably a bit more context to it than that as well.”

“Yep. I remember all the times Count talked about how Holocaust was fake. Y’know, that’s basically his entire channel. Like, it’s not like he’s NEVER SAID THAT IN HIS ENTIRE GODDAMN LIFE or anything.”