‘Marty Army’: Online forum ran by Nevada GOP House candidate is filled with Nazi-talk, slurs

An AP investigation found that the online forum 'The Marty Army,' run by Nevada GOP House candidate Marty O'Donnell, contained racial slurs, Nazi minimization, and white nationalist conspiracy theories. O'Donnell's campaign says it has banned nearly 200 users and monitors the chat for hateful content.

An Associated Press review of thousands of posts on 'The Marty Army,' an online forum controlled by Nevada Republican congressional candidate Marty O'Donnell, found racial slurs, defenses of Nazi Germany, and white nationalist conspiracy theories dating between 2022 and 2026. O'Donnell, a former Halo video game composer, has used the forum to rally supporters and raise campaign funds. The campaign responded by stating O'Donnell has 'zero tolerance for hate,' has banned nearly 200 users, and assigned a staffer to monitor the chat. The article notes that O'Donnell has publicly defended Israel and condemned bigotry, but the forum's content, including coded antisemitic language and emoji, contradicts those stated values. The race against four-term incumbent Susie Lee is seen as competitive, with Republicans recently pulling back spending in O'Donnell's district.