I don’t really follow the “news,” so this was actually pretty surprising news to me. Not the accusation, but the indictment …
“According to the DOJ, “Between 2014 and 2023, the SPLC secretly funneled more than $3 million in donated funds to individuals who were associated with various violent extremist groups including the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, and National Socialist Party of America.”
…”The SPLC claims it stands as a “beacon of hope, fighting white supremacy,” making the allegations that it paid racist groups inconsistent with its mission.
Nevertheless, the federal grand jury indictment states the SPLC began operating a network of informants in the 1980s. Between 2014 and 2023, the DOJ alleges the SPLC paid informants at least $3 million to promote racist groups while it denounced those same groups on its website.
According to the indictment, one of the alleged informants, identified as F-37, participated in planning the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where dozens were injured and one person was killed. This informant is said to have been paid $270,000.”
https://heidelblog.net/2026/04/splc-indicted-for-fraud/
