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Extremist groups strategizing locally to spread hateful messages, experts say

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Dozens of residents in a west Orange County neighborhood found antisemitic flyers on their doorsteps over the weekend.

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Officials with the Anti-Defamation League said messages like that aren’t new, the way they’re being distributed is evolving, and that groups spreading the messages are working together.

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The Holocaust Resource and Education Center said it’s been made aware of similar situations over the past few weeks.

Groups like the Anti-Defamation League and the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center said the best way to stop this is to report it if you see it, and denounce it.

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Adam Poulisse, WFTV.com

Adam Poulisse joined WFTV in November 2019.