Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Bedigan

‘Polyamory, cults and arms’: How a Colorado land dispute spiraled into wild misinformation

A view of the Chicken Creek area, near to Mancos, in Colorado, where a dispute over boundaries is taking place - (Patrick Pipkin)

A boundary dispute in a forest in southwestern Colorado spilled over into a row over misinformation, amid claims a ‘polyamorous cult’ was squaring off with angry locals.

Earlier this week news outlets reported that a conflict between residents and a group calling itself the Free Land Holders Committee had escalated when locals began tearing down barbed-wire fencing the group had erected around about 1,400 acres of land in the San Juan National Forest, near the town of Mancos. The land has been used for everything from grazing cattle and hunting to camping and dirt biking.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.