Saturday, 3 June 2017

Ku Klux Klan Petition To ‘Purge’ Black People In The United States Started With Hoax News Web Site

AThe Ku Klux Klan starting a petition to “purge” African-Americans in the United States was a rumor that originate with a hoax news web site. However, there is no truth to this annual rumor that the KKK which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism and anti-immigration, started a petition to “purge” the United States of black people.


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Where did this rumor originate? In June 2017, a rumor appeared that the KKK had started a petition for a yearly “purge” (a 24-hour pause of all laws) in order to kill black people in the United States.



According to Snopes, the social media postings about this alleged petition did not provide a link to a source that would give context to this rumor. Rather, the social media postings contained the same two claims: That the petition was started by the KKK and that it had received 2 million signatures. The Twitter account @Colossill posted an image purportedly showing this petition on Change.org.



However, there is no evidence that this petition exists on Change.org. That web site said to Snopes that in no uncertain terms that they had never hosted this or any other petition from the KKK.


To answer your question, no, we’ve never hosted a petition from the KKK on our site. Such a petition would be in violation of our petition guidelines, and we would’ve promptly removed it.


So where did this fake petition originate? In its research, Snopes was able to find an uncropped version of the image showing the alleged petition. The original image included the logo for the fake news web site CreamBMP.com as seen below.



Cream BMP published a hoax article in 2014, shortly after the release of the movie The Purge, appearing to report that the Klan had started a petition on Change.org for a yearly “purge” of all African Americans. Although the site has since deleted its article, a contemporary piece published by TheEpochTimes.com documented some of its contents:


The bogus article, published on “satire” website Cream Bmp Daily, had a few thousand shares on Facebook as of Wednesday. It claimed the KKK petition has 2 million signatures. It goes on to say, “Producers of the movie ‘The Purge’ deeply apologize for what their movie has caused and claim you will not find their signature anywhere on the petition, but a quick scan of the petition revealed at least five of their relatives agree with purging on African Americans.”


CreamBMP.com carried a disclaimer at the time that their article was published, saying that the web site was a mixture of “satire and parody of current news and urban culture.” However, now it appears that people are sharing the fake story without the proper context.


Here are some examples of people discussing the fake petition on social media.












Historically the KKK used terrorism, both physical assault and murder, against groups or individuals whom they opposed. All three movements have called for the “purification” of American society, and all are considered right-wing extremist organizations


What did you think of the alleged petition by the KKK seeking to “purge” African-Americans? Did you find evidence that it is real? What have you seen on social media? Let us know in the comments section.



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