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IREHR in Emporia Gazette: “Local lawmakers make list of ‘far-right’ Facebook group members” – May 28, 2022

By May 28, 2022May 4th, 2023No Comments1 min read

IREHR’s Report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited in Emporia Gazette;

Author Richard Burkard writes, “The Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR) released a report on lawmakers who have made social media connections with what the institute considers extreme.

Burkard continues, ““Breaching the Mainstream” lists Smith as belonging to the U.S. Tea Party Political Activists National Assembly group. The report claims Tea Party groups have had “anti-immigrant policies… from the beginning.””

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Laura Gibbons

Author Laura Gibbons

Laura Gibbons is an IREHR research associate.

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