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19 Apr 2021 | Organizations

Factsheet: The Radicalization Hearings

IMPACT: The radicalization hearings were a series of five congressional hearings held between March 2011 and June 2012 on the purported “radicalization” of American Muslims by then-Representative Peter King. Prior to the hearings, King erroneously... read the complete article

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14 Apr 2021 | Individuals

Factsheet: Marjorie Taylor Greene

IMPACT: Marjorie Taylor Greene is a member of Congress who has used her platform to promote and endorse an endless array of hate speech and conspiracy theories rooted in racism, Islamophobia, and antisemitism. She is... read the complete article

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18 Mar 2021 | Individuals

Factsheet: Tomi Lahren

IMPACT: Tomi Lahren is a conservative American talk show host and political commentator. Lahren has hosted segments on One America News Network, TheBlaze, and Fox Nation. She issues commentary through her Twitter account, where she... read the complete article

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16 Mar 2021 | Policy/Law

FACTSHEET: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT OF 1993 (RFRA)

IMPACT: The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1993 to prohibit the federal government from burdening a person’s free exercise of religion. Currently, twenty-one states have also passed... read the complete article

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16 Feb 2021 | Individuals

Factsheet: Ann Corcoran

IMPACT: Ann Corcoran is an anti-refugee activist, author, and blogger who advocates lowering refugee admissions and writes on the purported dangers of the United States Refugee Admissions Program. She is the founder of the blogs... read the complete article

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09 Dec 2020 | Individuals

Factsheet: QAnon Conspiracy Theory

IMPACT: QAnon Conspiracy theory claims there is a “deep state” and that “the world is run by a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles who are plotting against Mr. Trump while operating a global child sex-trafficking ring.”... read the complete article

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13 Nov 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

IMPACT: The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) is an anti-immigration research organization founded in 1985 that advocates a reduction in immigration numbers. CIS was founded by environmentalist, nativist, and anti-immigration activist John Tanton, who was... read the complete article

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13 Nov 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)

IMPACT: The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a nonprofit organization of nearly fifty private foundations and over 1.9 million members and supporters that lobbies for large-scale immigration reductions. FAIR’s stated objective is to... read the complete article

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13 Nov 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: NumbersUSA

IMPACT: NumbersUSA is a nonprofit grassroots organization of nearly 1.1 million members that describes itself as a group of “moderates, conservatives, and liberals working for immigration numbers that serve America’s finest goals”. Founded in 1996,... read the complete article

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12 Nov 2020 | Individuals

Factsheet: John Tanton

IMPACT: John Tanton (1934–2019) was an American ophthalmologist, environmentalist, eugenicist, and anti-immigration activist. He advocated population control, English-only policies, and immigration reduction. He founded the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) in 1979, and cofounded... read the complete article