Lakhota
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It's highly improbable that a Ku Klux Klan leader endorsed Hillary Clinton for president and/or donated $20,000 to her campaign.
CLAIM: The KKK officially switched their presidential endorsement from Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton and donated $20,000 to the latter's campaign.
UNPROVEN
WHAT'S FALSE: The man claiming to be a Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon made statements of questionable legitimacy and provided no evidence that they were anything but a media hoax.
ORIGIN: In mid-March 2016, purported Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard William Quigg told several media outlets that he and his contemporaries had switched their presidential candidate of choice from Republican front-runner Donald Trump to Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton:
Although this information was widely disseminated on social media as straightforward fact, all sources pointed back to a 14 March 2016 article from the UK's Telegraph in which Quigg had purportedly revealed his new pro-Clinton agenda. However, it didn't take much of a skeptical eye to conclude that Quigg was likely pulling the news outlet's leg:
Professor Brian Levin of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University in San Bernardino said as much to The Telegraph about the claim:
So while it's true that The Telegraph reported (and other outlets disseminated) Quigg's claim that the KKK was now supporting Hillary Clinton and had donated $20,000 to her campaign, that assertion was widely deemed not to be credible by sources familiar with such groups. Moreover, Quigg neither presented proof of his claims nor discussed them seriously.
KKK Endorses Hillary Clinton? Not Likely.
Just another unproven right-wing conspiracy theory. Other than for propaganda purposes - there is absolutely no logic in the KKK or any white nationalist/supremacist group endorsing or supporting Hillary Clinton in any way. In fact, these racist groups are opening praising Trump for helping to bring about their resurgence. Trump obviously appreciates their support - because he keeps sending them dog whistles.
CLAIM: The KKK officially switched their presidential endorsement from Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton and donated $20,000 to the latter's campaign.
WHAT'S FALSE: The man claiming to be a Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon made statements of questionable legitimacy and provided no evidence that they were anything but a media hoax.
ORIGIN: In mid-March 2016, purported Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard William Quigg told several media outlets that he and his contemporaries had switched their presidential candidate of choice from Republican front-runner Donald Trump to Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton:
We want Hillary Clinton to win. She is telling everybody one thing, but she has a hidden agenda. Sheâs telling everybody what they want to hear so she can get elected, because sheâs Bill Clintonâs wife, sheâs close to the Bushes. Once sheâs in the presidency, sheâs going to come out and her true colors are going to show. Border policies are going to be put in place. Our second amendment rights that sheâs saying sheâs against now, sheâs not against. Sheâs just our choice for the presidency.
Although this information was widely disseminated on social media as straightforward fact, all sources pointed back to a 14 March 2016 article from the UK's Telegraph in which Quigg had purportedly revealed his new pro-Clinton agenda. However, it didn't take much of a skeptical eye to conclude that Quigg was likely pulling the news outlet's leg:
He was unwilling to disclose how he learned of Mrs Clintonâs âhidden agendaâ.
âI cannot reveal my sources,â he said. âItâs my opinion â if you know what I mean, wink, wink. I donât want her to come back and say Iâm slandering her.â
Mr Quigg warmly endorsed the Republican candidateâs plan to ban Muslims from the US and to expel 11 million illegal immigrants ... Asked why he was not therefore supporting Mr Trump, Mr Quigg replied: âWe donât like his hair. We think itâs a toupee. He wonât do what he says he will do. He says heâs going to build a 20-foot high fence along with border with Mexico and make them pay. Howâs he going to do that?â
âI cannot reveal my sources,â he said. âItâs my opinion â if you know what I mean, wink, wink. I donât want her to come back and say Iâm slandering her.â
Mr Quigg warmly endorsed the Republican candidateâs plan to ban Muslims from the US and to expel 11 million illegal immigrants ... Asked why he was not therefore supporting Mr Trump, Mr Quigg replied: âWe donât like his hair. We think itâs a toupee. He wonât do what he says he will do. He says heâs going to build a 20-foot high fence along with border with Mexico and make them pay. Howâs he going to do that?â
Professor Brian Levin of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University in San Bernardino said as much to The Telegraph about the claim:
Prof Levin, a former New York police officer, was sceptical of Mr Quiggâs renunciation. âBased on his past statements, it doesnât appear highly credible that he has changed his effusive allegiance to Donald Trump,â he said. âThe timing seems suspect. I think this is a function of not wanting to undermine the Trump campaign [by openly endorsing it]."
So while it's true that The Telegraph reported (and other outlets disseminated) Quigg's claim that the KKK was now supporting Hillary Clinton and had donated $20,000 to her campaign, that assertion was widely deemed not to be credible by sources familiar with such groups. Moreover, Quigg neither presented proof of his claims nor discussed them seriously.
KKK Endorses Hillary Clinton? Not Likely.
Just another unproven right-wing conspiracy theory. Other than for propaganda purposes - there is absolutely no logic in the KKK or any white nationalist/supremacist group endorsing or supporting Hillary Clinton in any way. In fact, these racist groups are opening praising Trump for helping to bring about their resurgence. Trump obviously appreciates their support - because he keeps sending them dog whistles.
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