Here are the extremist figures going to the White House social media summit - 2019-07-09

Here are the extremist figures going to the White House social media summit July 9, 2019, Alex Kaplan, Media Matters for America

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The Trump administration has invited multiple right-wing figures and conservative groups to a "social media summit" slated for July 11. Some of these figures have ties to white nationalists and far-right figures, and others have pushed extremism and conspiracy theories themselves, such as the "QAnon" conspiracy theory, anti-Semitic attacks on George Soros, and smears targeting multiple Democratic presidential candidates.

The White House announced a social media summit. The Trump administration announced that the White House would host a meeting with "digital leaders" that a spokesperson said would "focus on the 'opportunities and challenges of today's online environment,'" according to Politico. From the June 26 article:

The White House will host "digital leaders" for a meeting next month amid President Donald Trump's escalating attacks on Google, Facebook and Twitter.

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