The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project claimed that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to expose FBI documents that feature glossaries showing that common internet slang has been flagged as a sign of “Involuntary Celibate Violent Extremism” or “Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism.”
Part of the document makes specific references to “incels,” or individuals who are “involuntary celibate,” whom the “threat overview” describes as possibly attempting to “commit violence in support of their beliefs that society unjustly denies them sexual or romantic attention, to which they believe they are entitled.” The assessment highlighted, “While most incels do not engage in violence,” some have been involved in “at least five lethal attacks in the United States and Canada.”
