George Clooney and his wife donate $1 million to group targeting conservatives

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Actor George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife, Amal Clooney, donated $1 million to a group that has been accused for mislabeling conservative organizations as “hate groups.” A statement released by the couple said the donation was in response to the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Reuters describes the Southern Poverty Law Center as “a U.S. nonprofit that monitors extremists and domestic hate groups,” but their methodology has been criticized widely for being unfairly biased against groups with conservative values.

In July, the SPLC labeled a prominent Christian nonprofit organization as a “hate group” because it sought to defend Christian values. The label was reported by ABC News, which then faced a torrent of criticism over the misleading characterization.

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