The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for decades has lectured America about the ever-present threat of “hate” groups while raking in hundreds of millions from donors fearful of these organizations.
But on Tuesday, the Trump DOJ dropped a bombshell: an 11-count federal indictment charging the SPLC with wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering for secretly funneling more than $3 million in donor cash to actual extremists.
Among those nefarious payments was a staggering $270,000 allegedly paid to a member of the online leadership chat group that planned the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. That paid insider attended the event at the SPLC’s direction, helped coordinate transportation for attendees, and even made racist postings under the group’s supervision.
That rally, of course, led to the wholly media-manufactured "fine people" hoax.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche explained how the law center funded hate groups, which allowed them to feign fighting said hate groups.
“The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence," he said in a press release. “Using donor money to allegedly profit off Klansmen cannot go unchecked. This Department of Justice will hold the SPLC and every other fraudulent organization operating with the same deceptive playbook accountable. No entity is above the law.”
While the self-styled anti-hate warriors publicly denounced the very groups they were paying, they turned around and used those same activities to generate the fear porn that kept the donation spigot wide open. Among the groups in which associated individuals were reportedly paid by the SPLC, according to the Department of Justice, were the Ku Klux Klan, the National Socialist Party of America (American Nazi Party), the United Klans of America, and Unite the Right.
Reporter: "You're alleging that the Southern Poverty Law Center was paying the leaders of the KKK and other groups?"
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) April 21, 2026
Acting AG Todd Blanche: "I'm not alleging it. The grand jury returned an indictment that says that." pic.twitter.com/U4YU39YGnW
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Provided in the indictment is a section that outlines the SPLC's "Paid Informants Network," or "the Fs," which are basically field sources used to help spread the hate.
Among that cast and crew was "F-37," who was "secretly paid" by the organization.
"F-37 was a member of the online leadership chat group that planned the 2017 'Unite the Right' event in Charlottesville, Virginia, and attended the event at the direction of the SPLC," the indictment reads. "F-37 made racist postings under the supervision of the SPLC and helped coordinate transportation to the event for several attendees. Between 2015 and 2023, the SPLC secretly paid F-37 more than $270,000.00."
Their efforts to gin up hatred prior to the event helped to elevate an already extremely charged atmosphere, resulting in violent clashes between rallygoers and counter-protesters. A self-identified white supremacist then deliberately drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters about a half-mile from the rally site, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring 35 others.
The media, following that tragic event, began dancing on Heyer's grave, sensing they had scored political points. They omitted certain parts of President Trump's comments at the time to falsely portray him as having said the neo-Nazis and extremists had "fine people" on their side. Contrary to their claim, the president twice specifically condemned white supremacists and neo-Nazis in his remarks, and repeated that condemnation several times afterward.
The "Very Fine People" Hoax just got a major plot twist.
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) April 22, 2026
It turns out the Unite the Right group that was involved in Charlottesville was a LEFT-WING FUNDED FRONT GROUP.
So, this was a HOAX upon a HOAX upon a HOAX.
An Unholy Trinity of Hoaxes.
The Justice Dept. has just… pic.twitter.com/3nr7whDCi6
Quick summary: The SPLC funded a planner for the event, supervised his racist postings, provided transportation for attendees, and ultimately helped light the fuse that led to the death of one woman. The media then got a deceptively edited soundbite from the President to portray him as a Nazi supporter. Joe Biden would use the entire hoax to justify his running for President in 2020 and ultimately "winning."
“The SPLC allegedly engaged in a massive fraud operation to deceive their donors, enrich themselves, and hide their deceptive operations from the public," FBI Director Kash Patel said. "They lied to their donors, vowing to dismantle violent extremist groups, and actually turned around and paid the leaders of these very extremist groups - even utilizing the funds to have these groups facilitate the commission of state and federal crimes."
"That is illegal – and this is an ongoing investigation against all individuals involved.”
Projection 101. Call everybody you disagree with a "hate group" or an "extremist" while operating behind the scenes as the actual hate group.
According to the DOJ, a conviction will result in the forfeiture of financial gains from their alleged illegal activities. More importantly, a fake organization portraying right-leaning entities as extremists will hopefully be buried, never to be heard from again.
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