American Patriots Three Percent, also known as AP3 or APIII, is a right-wing American militia group that identifies iteself as part of the Three Percenters movement.[1]
The organization has used social media including Facebook as a recruiting tool.[2] An information leak from a right-wing website in 2021 has led to the identification of many members from the organization.[3] As of 2021, the "national commander" of the organization was named as Scot Seddon, who founded the organization during Barack Obama's first presidential term.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Kaplan, Joshua (2024-08-17). "Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia". ProPublica. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ Owen, Tess. "Extremist Militias Are Coordinating in More Than 100 Facebook Groups". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ Wilson, Jason (2021-03-03). "US militia group draws members from military and police, website leak shows". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
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