U.S.-founded neo-Nazi group listed as terror group is busted in Spain
U.S.-founded neo-Nazi group listed as terror group is busted in Spain
“The Base” operates through an international network of paramilitary cells with the aim of perpetrating attacks and preparing for a “race war,” police said.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, reporting on the arrest of individuals in Spain linked to the neo-Nazi group "The Base." The claim that "The Base" aims to perpetrate attacks and prepare for a "race war" is supported by the Guardian. The article exhibits a slight bias through its framing of the group as inherently dangerous.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: "The Base" operates through an international network of paramilitary cells with the aim of perpetrating attacks and preparing for a "race war," police said.
- Verification Source #1: The Guardian states that The Base is an 'accelerationist' white power organisation.
- Verification Source #4: Times of Israel reports that Spanish police arrested a cell linked to the neo-Nazi terrorist group The Base.
- Assessment: Supported. The claim aligns with the description of The Base as an 'accelerationist' white power organization and the arrest of linked cells.
- Claim: The Base was founded in the U.S.
- Verification Source #1: The Guardian states that The Base is a white power organisation founded in the US.
- Verification Source #3: BBC reports that the American founder of US-based militant neo-Nazi group The Base is directing the organisation from Russia.
- Assessment: Supported. Multiple sources confirm that The Base was founded in the U.S.
- Claim: The Base is a terrorist group.
- Verification Source #1: The Guardian refers to The Base as a neo-Nazi terror group.
- Verification Source #4: Times of Israel refers to The Base as a neo-Nazi terrorist group.
- Assessment: Supported. Multiple sources refer to The Base as a terrorist group.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- The Guardian describes The Base as an 'accelerationist' white power organisation founded in the US.
- The BBC reports that the founder of The Base is directing the organization from Russia.