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Is Turning Point USA a hate group

“Turning point USA hate group”
Not a hate group
Confidence: High Checked on June 26, 2026

Summary

Turning Point USA is a right‑wing conservative organization; the Southern Poverty Law Center places it on its “hate map,” but the Anti‑Defamation League has removed it from its hate‑group listings and major fact‑checkers describe it as not a white‑nationalist or hate group. Russian media also refers to it simply as a conservative group without labeling it hateful.

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docs.house.gov
  • Committee Hearing Testimony: Andrew Sypher Introduction

    Over the years, Charlie and Turning Point have been attacked by groups like the · Southern Poverty Law Center, which villainizes our open-dialogue approach on · campuses. The SPLC hastily labels ideologically opposing organizations as “hate

tass.ru
  • Убийство Кирка — верхушка внутриполитического айсберга США - Мнения ТАСС

    31-летний американский ультраправый политик, активист и медиаперсона Чарльз Кирк был сооснователем Turning Point USA (TPUSA) — консервативной студенческой организации, разросшейся до международной НКО (с филиалом в Великобритании, фондом и разными дочерними организациями), которая активно участвовала в избирательной деятельности ведущих республиканских политиков.

politifact.com
snopes.com
  • ADL dropped extremist label for Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk's death | Snopes.com

    We reached out to TPUSA for comment, and the group directed us to an X post (archived) by TPUSA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet in which he wrote that the ADL and the Southern Poverty Law Center were "both part of an ecosystem leveraged by radical left vigilantes to dehumanize conservatives and stoke political violence." In sum, the ADL did not deny claims that TPUSA was, at one point, featured in the organization's Glossary of Extremism and Hate, which lists hate groups.

foxnews.com
politico.com
bbc.com
sourcewatch.org
  • Turning Point USA - SourceWatch

    Jane Mayer reported obtaining screenshots of messages sent by Crystal Clanton, who served until the summer of 2016 as Turning Point USA's National Field Director. One message sent to another Turning Point employee stated, “i hate black people. Like f*** them all .

splcenter.org
  • Turning Point USA: A case study of the hard right in 2024

    While the group was previously dismissed by key figures within the Republican National Committee (RNC), Trump attended several TPUSA events across the country throughout 2024, and several of his nominees have ties to the organization.

aaup.org
fr.wikipedia.org
  • Turning Point USA — Wikipédia

    Turning Point USA est une organisation américaine à but non lucratif de type 501(c)(3), fondée le 5 juin 2012 par Charlie Kirk et Bill Montgomery. Elle prône la politique conservatrice dans les lycées, les collèges et les universités et se présente comme une association destinée à ...

  • Turning Point — Wikipédia

    Turning Point USA, organisation cofondée le juin 2012 par Charlie Kirk pour « identifier, éduquer, former et organiser les étudiants à promouvoir la responsabilité budgétaire, les marchés libres et un gouvernement limité, au service du parti conservateur américain, avec comme ...

iris-recherche.qc.ca
  • Turning Point USA et le dangereux héritage de Charlie Kirk

    C’est dans ce contexte que j’exhorte les partisans de Charlie Kirk a plus de modestie face à l’histoire de leur mouvement et à considérer l’opposition à ses discours comme une sinécure pour la société démocratique qui leur permet d’exprimer leurs paroles nauséabondes en toute impunité. Car les discours haineux comme ceux d’un Trump envers les immigrants sont censés être punis par les lois qui défendent les libertés démocratiques.

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