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IREHR in KXLY: “Matt Shea’s far-right recruit in Eastern WA promotes election conspiracies, QAnon, and more” – October 3, 2022

By October 3, 2022May 4th, 2023No Comments1 min read

IREHR’s Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was cited and quoted a few times in KXYL;

Author Wilson Criscione writes, “That’s precisely why Chase may be a more effective messenger of misinformation and far-right ideology, said Devin Burghart, executive director of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, a Seattle-based nonprofit.”

“I think they’re equally dangerous. I think that Shea is more adept at stirring up the base, whereas Chase is a better vehicle for moving far-right ideas from the margins into the mainstream.” Said Burghart

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Laura Gibbons

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