FBI Cuts Ties with SPLC and Anti-Defamation League
The FBI has announced that it will no longer work with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Anti-Defamation League, two groups that monitor extremism.
This decision comes after a pressure campaign by billionaire Elon Musk and conservative Christian groups. The campaign was sparked by the SPLC's categorization of Turning Point USA, a conservative organization, as a hate group on its hate map.
"This FBI won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs,"
said FBI Director Kash Patel, who also called the SPLC a
"partisan smear machine."
- The SPLC has since removed Turning Point USA from its hate map.
- Elon Musk fueled the criticism of the SPLC with a post on X, stating that the organization
"spreads hate propaganda relentlessly."
Author's summary: FBI ends partnership with SPLC and ADL due to criticism.