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Southern Poverty Law Center

American nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation

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Nov 4, 2025
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was Charley kirk a racist

Charlie Kirk’s public record contains numerous statements and actions that multiple watchdogs, journalists, civil-rights organizations, and Black leaders have characterized as , supporting the claim t...

Dec 7, 2025
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Which US states have passed anti-sharia laws since 2010 and what did each law prohibit?

Since 2010 dozens of U.S. states considered or passed laws aimed at blocking “Sharia” or foreign/religious law; databases count between roughly 201 and 233 anti‑Sharia/anti‑Muslim bills introduced acr...

Dec 2, 2025
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Which US states have the highest number of white supremacist groups and how are they counted?

Counting of U.S. white‑supremacist and hate groups is inconsistent across trackers, but major monitoring organizations report the largest raw numbers in big, populous states: the Southern Poverty Law ...

Dec 8, 2025

Which U.S. states had active Ku Klux Klan chapters holding public events in 2024–2025?

Reporting from organizations that track extremist groups shows the Ku Klux Klan remained present and staging public activity in 2024–2025, with the ADL identifying 42 Klan-affiliated groups active acr...

Jan 13, 2026

What US states are KKK most prominent and active in 2026?

In 2026 the most consistent reporting points to a cluster of Ku Klux Klan activity concentrated in traditional Southern strongholds — notably Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee — with states such as T...

Jan 15, 2026

Nazi slogans the us administrations are using now

The immediate controversy centers on a U.S. Department of Labor social post reading “One Homeland. One People. One Heritage. Remember who you are, American,” which critics say closely echoes the Nazi-...

Jan 15, 2026

Is ICE recruiting white nationalists?

The evidence shows that recent ICE and broader DHS recruitment content has repeatedly used language, images and music that experts and watchdogs say overlap with white nationalist symbolism and slogan...

Nov 17, 2025

Which KKK groups are currently active in the United States in 2025?

Estimates and reporting show the Ku Klux Klan in 2025 exists as many small, often unstable factions rather than a single national organization; the Southern Poverty Law Center and analysts place activ...

Dec 15, 2025

is the patriot front group an fbi sting operation

Major public reporting and records show Patriot Front is a genuine white‑nationalist organization that has been monitored by the FBI, but available sources do not support the claim that the group is a...

Nov 14, 2025

What is known about Nick Fuentes' siblings or extended family?

Available reporting identifies members of Nick Fuentes’s immediate family — parents William “Bill” Fuentes and Lauren (Chicco) Fuentes — and at least one sister, often named Melissa in local profiles;...

Oct 12, 2025

Left-wing violence vs right-wing violence in the U.S.

The evidence assembled from the provided analyses shows a contested picture: recent reports signal increases in both and violence, while sector-specific violence—such as attacks on churches and aborti...

Dec 3, 2025

How many active KKK chapters or groups exist in the United States in 2025?

Available specialist counts disagree: the Anti-Defamation League reported “just over thirty active Klan groups” in 2023, while other trackers and older SPLC maps show many more historically; mainstrea...

Oct 20, 2025

Can TPUSA be considered a hate group, and what evidence supports or refutes this claim?

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is as a hate group by major legal or governmental authorities, but several watchdogs and critics have documented rhetoric and activities linked to racist, anti‑LGBTQ, and xen...

Nov 20, 2025

What are the core values of Turning Point USA and how do they respond to racism allegations?

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) publicly says its core mission is to organize young conservatives around limited government, free markets, fiscal responsibility, patriotism, family and “respect for life” — ...

Nov 18, 2025

What are Charlie Kirk's stated views on white nationalism?

Charlie Kirk’s public record, as summarized by multiple outlets after his September 2025 death, shows he promoted Christian nationalism and rhetoric that critics and several organizations characterize...

Nov 4, 2025

Has Charlie Kirk been accused of racism and by whom?

Charlie Kirk has been widely accused of racism by a range of critics — including civil‑rights groups, investigative journalists, academic commentators, and progressive media monitors — based on recurr...

Nov 30, 2025

Which states have the most significant threat of white supremicist numbers by state?

State-by-state raw tallies of organized “white supremacist” groups show hotspots in large-population states and in a recurring cohort identified by civil-society trackers: California, Texas, Florida, ...

Nov 23, 2025

How have KKK factions reorganized or merged with other extremist groups since 2020?

Since 2020, reporting and research describe the Ku Klux Klan as a fragmented movement whose factions have sometimes dissolved, rebranded, or formed tactical alliances with other far‑right groups rathe...

Nov 17, 2025

In which U.S. states do KKK chapters still hold meetings or public events in 2025?

Available reporting and research shows that organized Ku Klux Klan activity in 2025 is limited to a relatively small number of states, concentrated largely in the South and in pockets elsewhere; advoc...

Nov 1, 2025

What is the America First movement and its connection to white nationalism?

The phrase "America First" has a layered history: originally a non-interventionist slogan used by politicians and the America First Committee in 1940, it has been invoked across decades by varied acto...