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        Meet the Riot Squad: Right-Wing Reporters Whose Viral Videos Are Used to Smear BLM

        In the year since George Floyd’s murder, conservative news outlets have endlessly hyped distorted stories about violence at Black Lives Matter protests. Key videos they used come from a tight-knit group of eight young journalists.

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        May 14 2021, 4:59 p.m.

        Written by Robert Mackey. Video by Robert Mackey and Travis Mannon.

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