Hyatt Hotels said it's taking claims the CPAC stage was inspired by a Nazi rune 'very seriously' and called hate symbols 'abhorrent'

• Social-media users noticed the CPAC stage over the weekend resembled a symbol used on Nazi uniforms.

• A conference organizer dismissed "conspiracies" about the design as "outrageous and slanderous."

• Hyatt, the event host, said it took the concerns seriously and called hate symbols "abhorrent."

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Hyatt Hotels Corporation called hate symbols "abhorrent" after the stage at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, which took place at a Hyatt hotel, resembled a Nordic rune that appeared on Nazi uniforms.

CPAC was held Thursday to Sunday at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida.

Some people on social media noted that the event's stage - which hosted speakers including former President Donald Trump - was in the shape of an "Odal rune," with tweets like this one going viral:

As Insider's Kelsey Vlamis reported, the symbol was used on some Nazi uniforms and has since been used by some white supremacists, but it is a centuries-old symbol that has also been used in nonextremist contexts.