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Report finds 25 hate groups in Michigan as extremism becomes mainstream
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
Posted Feb 01, 2021
Members of the Proud Boys stand on the front lawn of the Capitol while open carry gun activist rally in Lansing on Thursday Sep. 17, 2020. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com
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Twenty-five hate groups were active in Michigan last year, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual report on extremist activity.
The civil rights advocacy group recorded an 11% decline in active hate groups last year, though researchers said social media is allowing people to become radicalized without formally joining a specific organization. During a Monday press conference, SPLC researchers said a loose collection of domestic extremists are gathering new supporters mobilized by false narratives about the presidential election and white nationalist ideology that became more mainstream in recent years.