Peter Sweden

[[File:Peter Imanuelsen, aka "Peter Sweden".jpg|thumb|right|165px|Imanuelsen in 2017]]{{altrightnav|1}}
{{cquote|The claim that 6 million jews were gassed seem highly unprobable. The concentration camps didnt have the facilities for that.|||Peter Imanuelsen, holocaust denier<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/katie-hopkins-holocaust-denier_uk_596e0e4ee4b010d77673cb92</ref>}}

'''Peter Imanuelsen''' (born September 27, 1994), better known as '''Peter Sweden''', is a [[British]] [[far-right]] speaker and activist. Imanuelsen was originally a [[Holocaust denier]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/21/katie-hopkins-boat-far-right-activists-sicily-migrants Why has Katie Hopkins set sail with a bunch of far-right activists?] by Joe Mulhall (21 Jul 2017 09.10 EDT) ''The Guardian''. "…a UK-based far-right Holocaust denier who is also in Catania supporting the Defend Europe mission.".</ref> [[white nationalist]], extreme-[[homophobe]], (former?) [[Flat Earth]]er,<ref name=sweden2016/> (former?) [[Moon landing hoax|Moon landing denialist]],<ref name=sweden2016/> [[Islamophobe]] and [[conspiracy theorist]] [[crank]] who has written that [[Jews]] and the [[Vatican]] are behind a [[New World Order]]. In 2017, Imanuelsen was [[doxed]] by the anti-racist organisation [[Hope not Hate]] after a news article about his Holocaust denial was published; this happened after [[Katie Hopkins]] tweeted a photo of her next to him, which prompted [[journalist]]s to find out who he was. In response, Imanuelsen has claimed he has since changed his views and apologised for some unspecified something that he no longer believes in.<ref name=sweden2017/> No longer publicly attacking Jews, like he did in 2016,<ref>[https://archive.ph/utUfa Since you are jewish, why don't you mention that nearly all pornographic studios are owned by jews ?] by Peter Sweden (3:50 PM - 11 Oct 2016) ''Twitter'' (archived from 18 Jul 2017 23:06:20 UTC).</ref> Imanuelsen is now a prominent [[Islamophobe]] who says he opposes Islamic immigration into [[Europe]], as well as an [[anti-vaxxer]].<ref>[https://archive.ph/EOazs Did you know that vaccines cause autism? And that in many vaccines they use the cells of aborted babies. I am not kidding you. When you take your baby to be vaccinated, they inject cells from another baby that has been killed. No wonder it is causing autism.] by Peter Sweden (6:38 PM - 24 Jan 2018) ''Twitter'' (archived from 25 Jan 2018 03:04:23 UTC).</ref> {{sl|About the Swedish thing|He is also not actually Swedish}}.{{efn|What self-respecting ''svensk'' would call themself "Sweden"?}} 

As of 2024, Imanuelsen has more than 666,000 followers on [[Twitter]].<ref>https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7</ref> His following there has grown significantly after [[Elon Musk]] acquired the platform. So he has that going for him.<ref>Ketan Joshi (March 28, 2023). [https://ketanjoshi.co/2023/03/28/musk-is-remaking-twitter-into-a-climate-denier-sanctuary/ "Musk is remaking Twitter into a climate denier sanctuary"].</ref> He also has over 43,000 subscribers to his [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/@PeterSweden/about</ref>

Imanuelsen is a supporter of [[creationism]] pseudoscience and on his website says "I believe that God created all humans coming from one person [[Adam and Eve]]."<ref>https://petersweden.com/debunking-the-lies</ref>{{efn|Wouldn't Adam and Eve be '''two''' people?}} 

==Holocaust denial==
{{cquote|According to a [[DNA]] test turns out I am 2.5% [[Sami]] and at least 1% [[Jewish]]. Say anything bad to me and you are anti-semitic. Checkmate leftists.|||Peter Imanuelsen, [[antisemitism]] hater<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180725040337/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/932390555534938114 According to a DNA test turns out I am 2.5% Sami and at least 1% Jewish. Say anything bad to me and you are anti-semitic. Checkmate leftists.] by Peter Sweden (3:30 PM - 19 Nov 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from July 25, 2018).</ref>}}
Imanuelsen was pro-[[Hitler]] prior to his doxxing by [[Hope not Hate]]. writing: "Hitler had some good points"<ref name=york>[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/katie-hopkins-holocaust-denier_uk_596e0e4ee4b010d77673cb92 Katie Hopkins Deletes Tweet With Picture Of Her Posing With Holocaust Denier] by Chris York (18/07/2017 15:26 BST | Updated 21/07/2017 13:53) ''Huffington Post''.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170718232704/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/762435842262446080 By the wayjust so you know i am not a nazi : ) I think hitler had some good points, but i dont agree with facism or socialism] by Peter Sweden (August 7, 2016) ''Twitter'' (archived from July 18, 2017).</ref> and he [[Holocaust denial|denied]] the [[Holocaust]]:<ref name=york/><ref name=meme>[http://archive.ph/WPgDV Alt righter demands a correction] ''Me.Me'' (archived from 12 Dec 2017 23:00:24 UTC).</ref><ref>[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DTMrfSrWAAA_HG3.jpg:large Image of antisemitic Tweets] (archived from July 25, 2018).</ref>

{{quotebox|The claim that 6 million jews were gassed seem highly unprobable. The concentration camps didnt have the facilities for that.}}

{{quotebox|I believe the holocaust is a lie to further the agenda of [[New World Order|NWO]].}}

{{quotebox|And you also have the problem that it is mathematically impossible to kill 6m Jews with the equipment they [Nazis] had.}}

Imanuelsen also had some fascinating opinions on related subjects:

{{quotebox|[[I'm not a racist, but...|I dont like fascism, but]] i think hitler had some good points. I am pretty certain that the holocaust actually never happened.}}

{{quotebox|How is the [[Protocols of the Elders of Zion|protocols of the elders of zion]] "anti-semitic" ? Is the jews own text on jewish supremacism anti-semitic?}}

{{quotebox|I have also heard that concentration camps actually had swimming pools, cinema, theatre, fotball fields etc (photos). Opinion ?}}

===Denying the denial===
{{cquote|I have had opinions in the past that I strongly regret. Please retweet.|||Imanuelsen in a deleted post from 2017<ref name=sweden2017>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170719234123/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/887779981975310337 I have had opinions in the past that I strongly regret. Please retweet.] by Peter Sweden (14:03 - 19. srp 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from July 19, 2017).</ref>}}
In 2022, Imanuelsen claimed that he ''never'' denied the Holocaust, but that his Holocaust denying tweets were faked by leftists using Photoshop.<ref>[https://archive.ph/wip/xC8j0 The left has been spreading fake, PHOTOSHOPPED so called screenshots about me claiming me to be a "Holocaust denier". This is nothing but outright LIES from the far-left. I am NOT, and have NEVER been a Holocaust denier. Read the truth here] by Peter Sweden (12:37 PM · Aug 28, 2022) ''Twitter'' (archived from 30 Aug 2022 19:52:22 UTC).</ref> Despite this, there is incontrovertible evidence that Imanuelsen did question and deny the [[Holocaust]] based on a webpage archive of his tweets, for example, in response to someone telling him there was a "systematic killing of the Jews", Imanuelsen wrote:

{{cquote|But you have to question the sources as well. Just because some witnesses said it happened, doesnt mean it is true.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170718232704/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/762435842262446080 By the wayjust so you know i am not a nazi : ) I think hitler had some good points, but i dont agree with facism or socialism] by Peter Sweden (Aug 7, 2016) ''Twitter'' (archived from July 18, 2017).</ref>}}

In two other tweets, purportedly quoting [[Ken Livingstone]] without comment, based an archived copy from 2016:

{{cquote|Hitler was a zionist Working together with [[Rothschild family|Rothschild]] to fulfill [[Bible prophecy]] regarding the state of [[israel]]. Ken Livingstone<ref name=sweden2016>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160428205144/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7 Peter Sweden] ''Twitter'' (archived from April 28, 2016).</ref>}}
{{cquote|Hitler was a part of the Rothschild conspiracy to create the state Israel, alltough God used this to fulfill bible prophecy. Ken Livingstone<ref name=sweden2016/>}}

A Twitter thread documenting Imanuelsen's Holocaust denial in August 2022 proves Imanuelsen is a liar who even rushed to delete an anti-Semitic tweet he made in 2016 when it was quoted.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JamesNite9/status/1563881037293305857 Having recently been on GBNews, Peter Imanuelson (AKA Peter Sweden) is claiming screenshots of his anti-semitic, holocaust-denying tweets are photoshopped. Unfortunately for him, several are web archived... 🧵] by @JamesNite9 (August 28, 2022) ''Twitter'' (archived from August 28, 2022).</ref>

What makes Imanuelsen's denial of his Holocaust denial bizarre is he apologised for being a Holocaust denier on his own blog but later removed this to contradictorily claim he had never denied the Holocaust:

{{quotebox|I have all my life believed that the holocaust did indeed happen, except for a few short months in my life when I was questioning everything. I am a truth seeker and I don't just believe anything simply because someone tells me so. I want to find out and research for myself.

So what ‘s the deal?

When you grow up it is natural to want to form your own opinions. In the beginning of 2016 I started to see all the lies from the mainstream media (like this article about me). Previously I had, like many people, had high trust in the media. When I saw the lies from the media, I started to question everything, and I didn't trust anything I had been told in my life without researching it and finding out the truth myself. During this period there were times that I doubted everything. Everything from whether 9/11 was a false flag to the holocaust. Not because I was a "nazi" or anything like that, but simply because I am a truth seeker and I had lost all trust in the mainstream media.

'''My doubts over the holocaust only lasted for a few months''', when after lots of research I started to distinguish between the lies in the media and what was actually facts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170810043025/http://www.petersweden.com:80/truth-about-petersweden The truth about Petersweden: Recently Hope Not Hate wrote an article about me…] ''Peter Sweden'' (archived from August 10, 2017).</ref>}}

Imanuelsen's offensive tweets were first quoted in an article by ''[[Huffington Post]]'' in July 2017, exposing his [[Holocaust denial]] and links to [[white nationalism|white nationalist]] figures. Imanuelsen published a response to the article the same month claiming he only denied the Holocaust for a few months when he was around 21. In fact, archived webpage captures show he was denying the Holocaust for two or more years. It seems rather suspicious that Imanuelsen changed his views in such a short space of time after the article about him appeared, and he might not be sincere about denouncing Holocaust denial; [[Hope not Hate]] doxed his real name as Peter Imanuelsen soon after the article was published.<ref name=finnsio>[http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/2017/08/01/far-right-vlogger-defend-europe-supporter-peter-swedens-real-identity-revealed/ Far-right vlogger and Defend Europe supporter Peter Sweden’s real identity revealed] by Morgan Finnsiö (01 08 17) ''Hope Not Hate''.</ref>

In November 2017, the nasty tweets were deleted, and Imanuelsen's profile was changed to include the statement, "I despise Nazism, Communism and all other totalitarian ideologies whatever it's{{sic}} form."<ref>[https://archive.ph/Qspqr#selection-1811.0-1811.85 I despise Nazism, Communism and all other totalitarian ideologies whatever it's form. I believe in freedom, liberty and the right to self determination for all people. Just like any normal person would.] by Peter Sweden (November 17, 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from 7 Dec 2017 09:15:16 UTC).</ref><ref>[http://archive.ph/TDKFE PeterSweden] ''Twitter'' (archived from 12 Dec 2017 23:22:09 UTC).</ref> However, many of Imanuelsen followers on Twitter are [[Neo-Nazis]], while he still supports far-right political groups such as the [[Swedish Democrats]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210806225914/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/1423706804882755589 The right-wing Swedish Democrats are now the BIGGEST party in the latest Sentio poll. Getting almost 24% of the votes. The Swedish people are getting tired of Socialist failures!] by Peter Sweden (11:05 AM - 6 Aug 2021) ''Twitter'' (archived from August 6, 2021).</ref>

==Flat Earth and more==
[[File:PeterSwedenFlatEarthRT.png|thumb|165px|<ref name=sweden2016/>]]
The earliest archives available for Imanuelsen's Twitter indicate he was sympathetic to [[Flat Earth|the idea that the Earth is actually flat]]:<ref name=sweden2016/>
{{quotebox|I know how to test flat earth. Go to equator when sun is right above. Send up weather baloon & see if you can find the sun}}

{{quotebox|How would sun hot spots occur if sun is 93 millions miles away ?}}

{{quotebox|Allright, i know for 100% certainty #NASA DID NOT GO TO THE MOON. It can be 2000 C in the thermosphere, the rocket would MELT ! #FlatEarth}}

==Conspiracy theories==
Imanuelsen also supports other [[Antisemitism|anti-Semitic]] and bizarre NWO-Vatican conspiracy theories:<ref name=york/><ref name=meme/>

{{quotebox|The globalists (mainly Jews) are the ones bringing in the [[Muslims]] to europe. They seem to work together.}}

{{quotebox|It is the Vatican & the Jews who are behind NWO.}}

==Anti-gay bigotry==
Imanuelsen supported the [[2016 Orlando nightclub shooting]] because the victims were [[homosexuals]] and has also described homosexuality as a "disgusting [[sin]]" and wants it banned.<ref>[https://concretemilkshake.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/hiding-in-plain-sight-the-bigotry-of-peter-sweden/ Hiding in plain sight – the bigotry of Peter Sweden] (July 16, 2017) ''Concrete Milkshake''.</ref>

==Feminism==
He has made very sexist comments:
{{quotebox|LOL

Swedish boys got a school lesson where they were to describe what they wanted from girls.

They answered the following.

- Like [[memes]]
- Obedient
- [[Kinder, Küche, Kirche|Stay at home wife]]
- Kind
- Don't be a [[Feminazi|talibanfeminist]]

Looks like there is hope for Gen Z in Sweden too.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218182727/https://twitter.com/petersweden7/status/934417255760322561 LOL Swedish boys got a school lesson where they were to describe what they wanted from girls. They answered the following. - Like memes - Obedient - Stay at home wife - Kind - Don't be a talibanfeminist Looks like there is hope for Gen Z in Sweden too.] by Peter Sweden (5:43 AM - 25 Nov 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 18, 2017).</ref>}}

==Hypocrisy==
A story of masculinity, in 5 parts:

{{sbs
|1=<br>{{cquote|Traditional Norwegian clothes that are usually worn today on national day 17th May<BR>This kinda makes me want to move to Norway. Norwegians are incredibly patriotic, much, much more so than Sweden.|||Imanuelsen, 17 May 2017<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218183548/https://twitter.com/petersweden7/status/864976741173014529 This kinda makes me want to move to Norway. Norwegians are incredibly patriotic, much, much more so than Sweden.] by Peter Sweden (3:51 PM - 17 May 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 18, 2017).</ref>}}
|2=<br>{{cquote|Due to severe lack of free speech & democracy in the UK, I have now moved to Norway.|||Imanuelsen, 29 September 2017<ref>[https://twitter.com/petersweden7/status/913727237513412613 Due to severe lack of free speech & democracy in the UK, I have now moved to Norway.] by Peter Sweden (4:28 AM - 29 Sep 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 18, 2017).</ref>}}
|3=<br>{{cquote|What happened to the brave Englishmen of 70 years ago?<br>Men who bravely stormed beaches on D-Day and willingly ran into a hail of Nazi gunfire.<br>Today they mass panic and cause a stampede in Oxford Circus over literally nothing.<br>Years of liberalism has turned people into pussy's{{sic}}|||Imanuelsen, 24 November 2017<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218183008/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/934160485963960321 What happened to the brave Englishmen of 70 years ago? Men who bravely stormed beaches on D-Day and willingly ran into a hail of Nazi gunfire. Today they mass panic and cause a stampede in Oxford Circus over literally nothing. Years of liberalism has turned people into pussy's] by Peter Sweden (12:43 PM - 24 Nov 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 18, 2017).</ref>}}
|4=<br>{{cquote|Uhm. I just got a letter from the Norwegian army. They want me to sign up for military duty (in Norway all men and women have military duty) No thanks. Not happy about this.|||Imanuelsen, 26 November 2017<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171126185831/https://twitter.com/petersweden7/status/934832557656592385 Uhm. I just got a letter from the Norwegian army. They want me to sign up for military duty (in Norway all men and women have military duty) No thanks. Not happy about this.] by Peter Sweden (9:13 - November 26, 2017) ''Twitter' (archived from November 26, 2017).</ref>}}
|5=<br>{{quotebox|'''Imanuelsen:''' Aargh. My hand is hurting so much right now. I held on to a pan handle 200C degrees hot for maybe 5 seconds.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218184358/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/909935557341581312 Aargh. My hand is hurting so much right now. I held on to a pan handle 200C degrees hot for maybe 5 seconds.] by Peter Sweden (5:21 PM - 18 Sep 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 18, 2017).</ref><br>'''kaynotcee:''' Stop typing and run cold water over it.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218184401/https://twitter.com/kaynotcee/status/909935835298058242 Stop typing and run cold water over it.] by @kaynotcee (5:23 PM - 18 Sep 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 18, 2017).</ref><br>'''Imanuelsen:''' But then my hand hurts from the freezing water…<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218184404/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/909936130673528833 But then my hand hurts from the freezing water…] by Peter Sweden (5:24 PM - 18 Sep 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 18, 2017).</ref>}}
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As a [[libertarian]], Imanuelsen wants to nationalize the free marketplace of ideas to prevent "Marxist policies":

{{quotebox|This is why the left (actually marxists) invented [[political correctness]]. Because in the free market of ideas the right will always win.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218192210/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/843181544315518977 This is why the left (actually marxists) invented political correctness. Because in the free market of ideas the right will always win.] by Peter Sweden (12:25 PM - 18 Mar 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 18, 2017).</ref>}}{{quotebox|Personally I would prefer something like this: -[[Free market]] -Libertarian -[[Nationalist]] -Traditional[.] Agree?<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218192207/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/939178382708834304 Personally I would prefer something like this: -Free market -Libertarian -Nationalist -Traditional] by Peter Sweden (9:02 AM - 8 Dec 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 18, 2017).</ref>}}
{{quotebox|Its{{sic}} time to nationalise the internet. This censorship by private corporations with [[Cultural Marxism|cultural marxist]] policies MUST stop. RETWEET if you agree<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218192214/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/904830246087688193 Its time to nationalise the internet. This censorship by private corporations with cultural marxist policies MUST stop. RETWEET if you agree] by Peter Sweden (15:15 - 4 sept. 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 18, 2017).</ref>}}

Unsurprisingly, he also thinks that Nazism and Communism are quite similar.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218192205/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/939178100902055937 Fascism and communism is not the same, but yet quite similar. Communism: -Socialist -Authoritarian, violent -Globalist -Progressive, destroy everything natural Fascism: -Socialist -Authoritarian, violent -Nationalist -Traditional Thoughts?] by Peter Sweden (9:01 AM - 8 Dec 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 18, 2017).</ref> A story of voluntary patriotism, in 2 parts:

{{cquote|I've had a lot of requests asking if i have patreon. I haven't had one because i don't want to beg for any money. I'm a [[patriot]]{{efn|Which country?}} voluntarily.|||Imanuelsen, 12 June 2017<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218185708/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/874410389437644800 I've had a lot of requests asking if i have patreon. I haven't had one because i don't want to beg for any money. I'm a patriot voluntarily.] by Peter Sweden (4:37 PM - 12 Jun 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 18, 2017).</ref>}}
[[File:Peter Sweden Immanuelsen Twitter Poll Go Back to Restaurant.jpg|thumb|center|Yes, this is real.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171209211608/https://twitter.com/petersweden7/status/939565792613535744 I have 76 000 followers, but only 48 supporters right now. If only 2000 of you gave 1 dollar each I would be good to go! Should I go back to working in a restaurant? If not please consider helping out:] by Peter Sweden (10:41 AM - 9 Dec 2017) ''Twitter'' (archived from December 9, 2017).</ref>]]

==About the Swedish thing==
Inexplicably, Imanuelsen likes to pretend to be Swedish{{efn|For example, for part of 2016 he included the Swedish flag as part of his Twitter profile portrait.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161119091249/https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7 Peter Sweden] ''Twitter'' (archived from November, 19, 2016).</ref>}} despite being a British national born in Norway who's lived over half his life in North Yorkshire. 

According to the anti-extremism research group [[Hope not Hate]],<ref name=finnsio/> Imanuelsen's family likely moved to the UK as part of a [[tax]] evasion scheme and that he owes £700,000 in tax debt to the Swedish government.  He '''did''' live in Sweden from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2004. So in total, he's only lived five years of his entire life in the country he's named himself after and, by his own admission, doesn't even live there currently (he claims to live in Norway, which is dubious at best).

When called out or questioned about this discrepancy, Imanuelsen claims that his family fled from Sweden to the UK due to political persecution. On other occasions, he's claimed that he only lived in the UK for a few months or to have moved there from Sweden in 2014. These are both untrue.<ref name=finnsio/>

==See also==
* [[Med Israel For Fred]]
* [[Resett.no]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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