Hatewatch Headlines 6/21/2016
Islamophobia tide is well funded; Fischer claims gays founded the Nazi Party; and more.
Common Dreams: Neo-Nazi group linked to murder of British MP has been long ignored by the U.S. media.
The Guardian (UK): Study finds anti-Muslim groups spent $206 million in promoting Islamophobia, record level of attacks in the U.S.
Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA): False story on social media claims Syrian refugees raped Idaho girl.
Media Matters: On World Refugee Day, Laura Ingraham accuses refugees of bringing disease to America.
Talking Points Memo: With Cliven Bundy behind bars, BLM moves to reassert authority over disputed lands.
Raw Story: Trump-loving disgraced ex-cop recruits ‘lone wolf patriots’ to open fire on black protesters at GOP convention.
Salon: The militia myth persists, even though an armed citizenry is not the best defense against state tyranny.
KCTV-5 News (Kansas City, MO): Kansas City man charged after transgender woman repeatedly run over, killed.
Boston Globe: Revere Beach hammer attack on black and Hispanic teenagers results in hate-crime charge.
WABC-TV (New York City): Muslim man beaten on his way to local mosque in an apparent hate crime.
Right Wing Watch: AFA’s Bryan Fischer claims that ‘homosexuals were at the core of forming the Nazi Party.’
Newsweek: Labels aside, we must be able to recognize extremism when we see it.
