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White supremacists and other extremist groups are using protests and a pandemic to amplify their message

Extremists have latched onto the movements and used a playbook they’ve long relied on: establish legitimacy during a crisis, both in-person and online, to win new members.

A sticker advertising the New Jersey European Heritage Association, a white-supremacist group, is on a pole outside the Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, N.J., which reopened despite government-ordered shutdowns.
A sticker advertising the New Jersey European Heritage Association, a white-supremacist group, is on a pole outside the Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, N.J., which reopened despite government-ordered shutdowns.Read moreEllie Rushing / Staff