Social media personality and self-styled millionaire playboy Dan Bilzerian’s bid for the Republican nomination in Florida’s 6th Congressional District ended in a decisive defeat, with Rep. Randy Fine winning 57% of the vote to Bilzerian’s roughly 18%.

But Bilzerian’s campaign remains notable for the blatant antisemitism at its core. From the start, he promoted conspiracy theories about “Jewish supremacy” and attacked Fine, his Jewish opponent, over his support for Israel.

In the closing days of the primary, Bilzerian, the so-called “Instagram King” with 29 million followers, released an AI-generated campaign video repeatedly calling Fine a “fat Jew,” “Jewish supremacist,” and “Shylock,” while using imagery of horns growing from Fine’s head and featuring Adolf Hitler.

The video drew bipartisan condemnation, with prominent Republicans and Democrats calling the messaging blatantly antisemitic and saying it has no place in American politics.

Here’s what to know about Bilzerian, his promotion of antisemitism and conspiracy theories, and how his rhetoric reflects the growing influence of antisemitism in the online manosphere.

Key Takeaways

1. From Influencer to Candidate: Dan Bilzerian has parlayed his poker and social media fame into a congressional campaign built in part around attacks on his Jewish opponent, Rep. Randy Fine.
2. Antisemitism on Display: Bilzerian has promoted a wide range of antisemitic conspiracy theories, including Jewish power, dual loyalty, greed, Holocaust denial, blood libel, and demonization. His latest campaign videos have added Nazi imagery, Hitler references, and additional antisemitic stereotypes.
3. Man of the Manosphere: Dan Bilzerian is emblematic of the manosphere: a social media and entertainment subculture that emphasizes rugged manliness, celebrates opulence, and sometimes leads to online harassment or radicalization.

Who is Dan Bilzerian?

Dan Bilzerian, 45, is a social media influencer with more than 31 million followers across Instagram and X. Online, he portrays himself as a wealthy, successful jetsetter, ladies’ man, and self-made millionaire.

Born in Florida, Bilzerian served in the U.S. Navy before attending the University of Florida. He dropped out and moved to Las Vegas, where he pursued a career as a professional poker player alongside his brother, Adam.

Bilzerian has also pursued ventures in cannabis, film, and gaming. According to GQ Magazine, he appeared as Senior Chief Daniel Healy in the 2013 film Lone Survivor after investing $1 million in the movie. He later appeared in Cat Run 2 and Extraction. In 2022, he partnered with gaming company Novasoft to launch the mobile game Save Dan.

Bilzerian first entered politics in 2015, briefly announcing a bid for president before endorsing Donald Trump. He later became a vocal Trump critic and increasingly outspoken opponent of Israel.

In 2026, Bilzerian launched his first serious congressional campaign, challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Randy Fine in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. Fine, who is Jewish and a strong supporter of Israel, defeated Bilzerian decisively in the Republican primary, winning approximately 57% of the vote to Bilzerian’s 18%.

Fine has also made reprehensible remarks about Muslims, unapologetically referring to Muslim members of Congress, U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as "terrorists,” calling for a Muslim travel ban and advocating for deportation and revocation of citizenship for Muslim immigrants. 

Despite the loss, Bilzerian’s campaign is notable for the overt antisemitism and conspiracy theories that defined his candidacy—and for the sizable online following to which he continues to promote them.

What Antisemitic Claims Has Dan Bilzerian Made?

What antisemitic claims has Dan Bilzerian not made? When Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs released its Top 10 list of antisemitic influencers around the world, Bilzerian ranked at the top.

Since the October 7 Hamas terror attacks, he has fed his social media audience a daily diet of antisemitic screeds, conspiracy theories, and Holocaust denial and distortion, including:

• Jewish control: He has reposted other X users’ accusations of blood libel. He has said the cabal must fall, accusing Jews of being that cabal, a dog whistle for Jewish control of the U.S. government. He has said the war against Iran has nothing to do with America’s safety and everything to do with Jewish greed. And he has accused Israel of “poisoning Palestinian wells.”
• Demonizing Israel: Bilzerian has called Israel “a parasitic organism living off America.”  He’s accused Israel of “stealing land, operating in apartheid … committing a genocide.” And he has denied that Hamas terrorists committed sexual violence when they attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.
• Anti-American conspiracy theories: On Memorial Day in 2024, he promulgated a decades-old conspiracy theory that Israel intentionally murdered U.S. soldiers on the USS Liberty, referring to an incident during the Six-Day War in 1967 when Israeli forces mistakenly attacked the U.S. Navy intelligence ship, killing 34 crew members.
• Scapegoating Jews: The “Instagram King” is also the king of scapegoating, blaming the Israeli Mossad for assassinating John F. Kennedy in 1963 and for securing Jeffrey Epstein’s island. Bilzerian has also blamed Jews for the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the U.S.  He has even suggested that Hitler’s decision to remove Jews from the banking industry during World War II and Spain’s decision to expel Jews in 1492, directly led both countries’ economies to flourish.
• Holocaust denial: During an interview with Piers Morgan on his show Uncensored, Bilzerian echoed his campaign slogan: "I believe Jewish supremacy is the greatest threat to the world today,” and using poker lingo, cast doubt on whether six million Jews were really murdered during the Holocaust. “I would bet my entire net worth that it was under six million.”

He denies that he’s antisemitic, saying the word doesn’t even apply to Jews because Palestinians are the true Semites. Yet, there is no such thing as a Semitic people, only Semitic languages. The term antisemitism was lifted from the field of linguistics in late 19th-century Germany as a way to legitimize the idea of hating Jews as a “race.”

Bilzerian has turned up his antisemitic vitriol against his Jewish Republican primary opponent Randy Fine, referring to him as “a fat Jew,” accusing him of dual loyalty, and insisting that anyone who puts Israel first should be tried for treason.

Dan Bilzerian’s Antisemitic Attacks on Jewish Congressman Randy Fine 

Bilzerian has increasingly directed his antisemitic rhetoric at his Jewish Republican primary opponent, Rep. Randy Fine. He has called Fine a “fat Jew,” accused him of dual loyalty, and said anyone who puts Israel first should be tried for treason.

• Nazi imagery and antisemitic conspiracy theories: In the closing days of the primary, Bilzerian released an approximately two-and-a-half-minute AI-generated campaign video that repeatedly calls Fine a “fat Jew,” describes him as a “Jewish supremacist,” depicts horns growing from his head, shows him embracing a bag of money, and calls him “Shylock,” invoking longstanding antisemitic stereotypes about Jews and money.
• Pro-Hitler messaging: The video features footage of Adolf Hitler and asks, “Should we revisit that Austrian painter’s opinions?”—a clear reference to Hitler and Nazi ideology. It also makes grotesque and unsubstantiated allegations about Fine and depicts or calls for violence against him.
• More conspiracy theories: Bilzerian subsequently posted another AI-generated video accusing Fine of staging an incident in which an unknown individual spray-painted a swastika on a Fine campaign sign outside an early voting site.

Dan Bilzerian posted an AI-generated campaign video targeting his Jewish primary opponent - depicting him as a demonic caricature and urging voters to "revisit" Hitler.

This is not politics. It is Nazi propaganda, aimed at a Jewish American running for office.

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— American Jewish Committee (@AJCGlobal) August 17, 2026

The videos have drawn condemnation from prominent Republicans and Democrats, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and a group of Jewish House Democrats.

Antisemitism in the Manosphere

Scapegoating is Dan Bilzerian’s most frequent expression of antisemitism, blaming Jews or “Jewish supremacy” for the world’s problems.  

In fact, scapegoating emerges quite a bit across the manosphere, a global constellation of online forums—podcasts, gamer communities, dating apps, and social media platforms—that offer advice, affirmation, and antidotes for a male audience. 

According to the Movember Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting men’s health, two-thirds of young men regularly tune into male-centric content and male influencers. But unsuspecting viewers and listeners in search of workout tips or affirmations might also encounter hyper-masculine content that veers into misogyny or other extreme ideological views. 

Some of the most popular stars of the manosphere blame feminism and gender equity for any struggles their male listeners might encounter. On Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, they add momentum to their message by spreading misinformation and lies that claim material wealth, muscles, control over women, and a tough exterior devoid of emotion define success.  

They also invent lingo to communicate their false conspiracy theories. For example, to be “red pilled” is to wake up to a reality that the world favors women over men. To be “Jew pilled” is to accept the antisemitic conspiracy theory that Jews control the world. Who is to blame for propping up women and promoting such corrosive ideas as gender equality? The Jews, of course.  

Michael Broschowitz, a researcher at the Middlebury Institute’s Center for Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, posits that the manosphere has leaned into antisemitism as “a one-size-fits-all answer” for all the men who are seeking a solution to their struggle. The shape-shifting nature of antisemitism makes it easy to translate across cultures. Algorithms also work in the manosphere’s favor, amplifying extreme content to reach more eyes and ears.

Indeed, these myths spread like wildfire, drawing new followers every day, mostly young men and boys who adopt the victimhood views of their manly mentors. And that can have lasting implications. Experts have found that the common use of extreme language in the manosphere has growing links to radicalization and extremist ideologies in general.

How You Can Counter the Manosphere’s Toxic Influence And Antisemitism

Just as the Nazis used pseudoscience to convince people that Aryans were a superior race and Jews had to go, some stars of the manosphere rely on pseudoscientific data to push their misogynistic and antisemitic messages. They also rally their followers by fomenting anger and shame through unrealistic ideals of manhood, which often leads to scapegoating others for their failure to achieve them. 

Antisemitism spreads when conspiracy theories go unchecked, when online platforms amplify hate and fail to enforce standards, and when violent rhetoric is normalized.

Here are some proactive measures you can take to combat antisemitism, hate, or harassment in the manosphere.  

• Take Action—Call on Congress to take concrete, actionable steps to counter the surge of anti-Jewish hate on social media and AI platforms. Send your email to Congress now.
• If You See Something, Say Something—In 2025, 45% of U.S. adults said they witnessed antisemitism in the past year. The vast majority (74%) saw or heard this content online or on social media. Everyone should report hate and bias incidents, including anti-Jewish incidents, whether to the FBI or local law enforcement, federal agencies, or social media and AI platforms. When you see or hear it online, reach out to the social media or AI platform and flag it in the comments or chat section.
• Stop It Online – Social media companies have employees or departments to monitor and screen content. Don’t be afraid to write to them when you see troubling content. It’s also important to encourage teens to think critically and teach them digital literacy. That includes the role of algorithms in determining what content they do and don’t see and how to evaluate information, by identifying the bias, point of view, and motivation of the source. 
• Don’t Let It Start Offline – Some of the rhetoric on the manosphere can serve as a gateway to extreme ideologies rooted in antisemitism. If you are a parent or teacher, watch out for and address signs of distrust and hostility, unhealthy obsessions with “manliness,” or humor that puts others down. That could be a sign of a few things, including friends who are a bad influence or someone falling under the influence of the manosphere. Make sure you are having healthy conversations with young men about masculinity and make sure they have access to reliable resources for the support they need so they don’t go searching for it online and fall into a trap.
• Share AJC’s Translate Hate Glossary—This glossary explains when, why, and how certain terms, tropes, themes, and memes can be antisemitic depending on the context, including anti-Jewish phrases that have resurfaced in recent years. We are seeing in real time how new antisemitic language emerges and old tropes evolve — often used to cast blame on Jews or the Jewish state for broader societal problems. Bookmark the glossary today and share it in comments and chat sections when you see an example of antisemitism. 

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