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Snopes Debunker - Conspiracy theorists claim far-right Patriot Front group are "feds," Biden takes credit for starting "Quad" alliance, and fake photo of "Pentagon explosion" goes viral

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May 24, 2023

Today: Conspiracy theorists claim far-right Patriot Front group are "feds," Biden takes credit for starting "Quad" alliance, and fake photo of "Pentagon explosion" goes viral

Patriot Front: Behind Conspiracist Claims That the Far-Right Group Are 'Feds'

On May 13, a group of around 200 men dressed in nearly identical sets of tan khakis, blue shirts, white face masks, sunglasses, and baseball caps marched through the National Mall in Washington, D.C.


This is far from the first time the group, self-identified as "Patriot Front," has pulled off a "demonstration" like this. It's not even the first time it has happened in D.C. However, conspiracy theorists suggest the group isn't real -- that it's a deceptive "false flag" operation run by the federal government.


Snopes reporter Alex Kasprak answers the "unanswered questions" about Patriot Front.

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