Analysis Summary:

The article is mostly accurate, with the core claim of white nationalist groups using combat sports for recruitment supported by multiple sources. However, the article exhibits a moderate bias through its framing and word choice, focusing on the negative aspects of the connection between combat sports and extremist groups. Some specific details, like the exact number of clubs controlled, are not directly verifiable with the provided sources.

Detailed Analysis:

• Claim:** Patriot Front and other white nationalist groups are fueling the expansion of extremist groups in the U.S.
  • Verification Source #5: Supports the claim of a rise in extremist training cells.
  • Verification Source #3: Supports the claim that a group with links to white supremacists is using sports clubs.
  • Verification Source #2: Mentions the Rise Above Movement, an alt-right group, using fight clubs.
• Claim:** ...and control at least a dozen clubs nationwide.
• This specific number is not directly verifiable by the provided sources. While sources confirm the existence of such clubs, the exact number is not mentioned. This claim is therefore unverified by the provided sources.
• Claim:** Combat sport clubs used to recruit for white nationalist hate group.
  • Verification Source #1: Supports the claim that MMA has been used to recruit new members of hate groups.
  • Verification Source #4: Supports the claim that extremist groups target martial arts or fight sport clubs.

Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:

• Verification Source #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 all support the central claim that white nationalist and extremist groups are using combat sports and fitness clubs for recruitment and training.
• Verification Source #5: "Report by Counter Extremism Project points to rise in extremist training cells masquerading as fitness clubs in US, Canada, Europe." This supports the claim of expansion and the use of fitness clubs as a front.
• Verification Source #3: "A group with links to white supremacists is using sports clubs to ready its followers for violence." This supports the claim of sports clubs being used to prepare for violence.
• The specific number of "at least a dozen clubs nationwide" is not verifiable from the provided sources.