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Martin Pengelly

Kyle Rittenhouse launches initiative to fight media ‘lies’ – and Whoopi Goldberg

Kyle Rittenhouse speaks at a panel discussion at the Turning Point USA America Fest 2021 in December in Phoenix.
Kyle Rittenhouse speaks at a panel discussion at the Turning Point USA America Fest 2021 event in December in Phoenix, Arizona. Photograph: Ross D Franklin/AP

Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen who shot dead two men and injured another during anti-racism protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020, has announced the formation of a group to fund lawsuits against reporters – and also Whoopi Goldberg.

In November, after a controversial trial, Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges related to the shootings, which he carried out with an assault rifle while purportedly providing security in the protest-racked city.

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