Outside 'agitators' disrupt protests

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Outside ‘agitators’ in protests have a long history – in myth and fact

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Claims of “outside agitators’ in protests have a long history in myth and fact.

President Donald Trump and others have stirred discussion of whether paid “troublemakers” are trying to foment chaos.

But protests are messy, and it can be almost impossible to determine in real time whether actions have been planned by an organized group.

Some conservatives say there’s evidence to suggest that well-funded groups advocating for foreign powers have participated in, or even planned, protests in recent years .

Still, there are recent examples of “out-of-state” accusations that were later affirmed by evidence.

Some of those arrested were linked with far-right extremist groups like the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and Three Percenters.

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