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Inside hate groups on Facebook, police officers trade racist memes, conspiracy theories and Islamophobia

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Hundreds of cops are in extremist Facebook groups. Why haven’t their departments done anything about it?

by Will Carless September 30, 2019June 30, 2021

More than 150 law enforcement agencies were notified of their officers’ ties to extremist groups. Only one has publicly taken any significant action.

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American cops have openly engaged in Islamophobia on Facebook, with no penalties

by Will Carless and Michael Corey June 27, 2019June 30, 2021

Not a single department has said it disciplined an officer for Islamophobic posts or membership in an anti-Islam group.

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These police officers were members of extremist groups on Facebook

by Will Carless and Michael Corey June 27, 2019June 30, 2021

We downloaded data from Facebook and asked a question: How many people were members of at least one extremist group and at least one police group?

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The American militia movement, a breeding ground for hate, is pulling in cops on Facebook

by Will Carless and Michael Corey June 24, 2019June 30, 2021

Our analysis includes some of the most extensive evidence yet that militias are drawing support ­– and membership – from within U.S. law enforcement.

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Inside hate groups on Facebook, police officers trade racist memes, conspiracy theories and Islamophobia

by Will Carless and Michael Corey June 14, 2019June 30, 2021

Officers in law enforcement agencies across the country have joined private hate groups on Facebook, participating in the spread of extremism.

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