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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

US white supremacist propaganda was at historically high levels in 2021

Members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front, dressed in khakis, navy blue jackets, facemask, sunglasses and khaki baseball caps, hold flags as they stand in formation.
Patriot Front, a Texas-based alt-right group, was responsible for more than 82% of nationwide white supremacist propaganda incidents in 2021. Photograph: Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

The propagation of white supremacist propaganda in the United States remained at historically high levels in 2021 despite a small recent dip, a new study from the Anti-Defamation League has revealed.

ADL’s research found that although 2021 data indicated a 5% drop in incidents of distributing white supremacist propaganda from 2020 – with 4,851 cases reported, compared with 5,125 the year before – the numbers remain at worryingly serious levels.

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