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Hildmann has spread [[Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic|conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.euronews.com/2020/05/10/more-than-130-detained-after-protests-against-coronavirus-restrictions-in-germany|title=More than 130 detained after protests against coronavirus restrictions in Germany|work=[[Euronews]]|date=10 May 2020|access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref> In June 2020, Hildmann shared anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, calling himself a [[German nationalist]] and saying that Jews wanted 'to exterminate the German race'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/themen/reportage/antisemitismus-im-netz-attila-hildmann-gibt-juden-die-schuld-und-verteidigt-hitler/25930880.html|title=Attila Hildmann gibt Juden die Schuld – und verteidigt Hitler|website=www.tagesspiegel.de}}</ref> His public sharing of these views have resulted in German police pursuing criminal charges against him and loss of revenue; brands he served as spokesman for have severed ties with him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=German Celebrity Chef Facing Potential Criminal Charges Over Antisemitic Rants on Social Media|url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/06/19/german-celebrity-chef-facing-potential-criminal-charges-over-antisemitic-rants-on-social-media/|access-date=2020-06-21|website=Algemeiner.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
Hildmann claimed in August 2020 during the closure of the [[Pergamon Altar]] in Berlin, caused by [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]], that satanic rituals were performed at night.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Berlin mystery attack targets 70 museum artefacts|work=|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54626632|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref>
He has also accused the German state of working in the service of [[Bill Gates]] to promote forced
On 29 August 2020, Hildmann was arrested at a [[Protests over COVID-19 policies in Germany|COVID-19 conspiracy protest]] outside the [[Embassy of Russia, Berlin|Russian embassy in Berlin]] after protestors assaulted seven police officers and threw rocks and glass at the embassy and police.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=29 August 2020|title=Polizei führt Attila Hildmann ab|trans-title=Police arrests Attila Hildmann|url=https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Polizei-fuehrt-Attila-Hildmann-ab-article22003750.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 Aug 2020|website=ntv|language=German}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wendel|first=Monika|date=29 August 2020|title=Polizei nimmt "Verschwörungsprediger" Hildmann bei Corona-Demo fest|trans-title=Police arrests "conspiracy preacher" Hildmann during Corona demonstration|url=https://www.nw.de/nachrichten/nachrichten/22851467_Polizei-nimmt-Verschwoerungsprediger-Hildmann-bei-Corona-Demo-fest.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 Aug 2020|website=Neue Westfälische|language=German}}</ref> He has claimed that the German government is an agent of [[Bill Gates]], promoting COVID-19 vaccinations and a surveillance state. Hildmann has also shared [[Antisemitic canard|anti-Semitic conspiracy theories]] unrelated to the pandemic, claiming Jewish people seek "to exterminate the German race", resulting in German police pursuing criminal charges and leading brands he has worked with to sever ties.
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