A New Zealand conspiracy theorist has shared a screenshot of the Buffalo attacker's manifesto online, despite the Acting Chief Censor banning the material.
Conspiracy theorist Damien De Ment shared the front page of the white supremecist attacker's document to a Telegram group with 3800 members.
Newshub shared the post with the Classification Office and a spokesperson confirmed the document is the front page of the attacker's manifesto.
Payton Gendron, 18, has been charged with first-degree murder after 10 people were killed in the Buffalo supermarket attack. US authorities have confirmed the attack was racially motivated and of the 13 people shot, 11 were Black.
In his manifesto, Gendron describes himself as a fascist and a white supremacist, and like many racist attackers before him, he livestreamed his violent rampage.
It is illegal to possess or share the livestream or manifesto.
A police spokesperson said they were aware of the material circulating online.
"Police will investigate any reports, and charges may be considered if people within New Zealand are found to possess or share these materials."
Police encourage anyone who comes across the material to delete it.
A Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) spokesperson said it will have any material removed if it's found.
"The Department continues to work closely with online platforms and international law enforcement authorities to have harmful material removed."
The DIA spokesperson added it will investigate reports of the material being shared online.
"Will issue takedown notices to platforms in New Zealand that are hosting objectionable content."
Following the move to criminalise the possession and distribution of the material, the Terrorist Content Analytics Platform (TCAP) - an initiative launched and supported by the United Nations Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate - is monitoring where the material is shared.
"TCAP will now alert the Buffalo attack perpetrator's manifesto and livestream to tech companies when we find it on their platforms."
Last year De Ment was one of many Aotearoa-based conspiracy theorists whose Twitter account was suspended.
His suspension came after the media giant removed more than 70,000 accounts relating to QAnon and conspiracy theories.
Newsroom reported De Ment has a long history of being banned from Twitter before returning under a different username.
De Ment also called for an uprising to overthrow Jacinda Ardern in September 2021.
"We are all planning a bloodless coup to get ourselves out of harm's way and remove her," he wrote on Facebook.
