Designer Yves Béhar has created this graphic in the wake of the mass-shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue to warn against rising anti-semitism in the US, which he blames on president Donald Trump's "current culture of lies".
The San Francisco-based Fuseproject founder released four illustrations on his Twitterand Instagram accounts yesterday, 28 October 2018 – a day after the shooting at The Tree of Life synagogue.
During the incident, Robert Bowers – who has since been linked to anti-semitic and white supremacy activity online – opened fire during a morning naming ceremony at the synagogue. He killed 11 members of the congregation and injured six, including four police officers.
Béhar calls out Trump for fuelling hate
Béhar reacted with a graphic design bearing the slogan "Lies Cost Lives", written in a bold, capitalised typeface. His intention was to warn against the rise of anti-semitism in contemporary public discourse, as part of heightened right-wing extremism in America.
The designer called out Trump's rhetoric, which he said was fuelling hate with false information, in a caption accompanying his Instagram post.