Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee convened on May 20 to hold a hearing titled “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate.”
The hearing was a follow-up to the grand jury indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on April 21, where the organization was charged with “11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.”
One month after the announcement, right-wing politicians and media figures have produced endless content using the indictment to bolster a conspiratorial worldview – its premise is that the left has been inventing and funding right-wing hate groups to victimize them.
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee convened on May 20 to hold a hearing titled “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate.”
The hearing was a follow-up to the grand jury indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on April 21, where the organization was charged with “11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.”
One month after the announcement, right-wing politicians and media figures have produced endless content using the indictment to bolster a conspiratorial worldview – its premise is that the left has been inventing and funding right-wing hate groups to victimize them.