Hi John I’m Patrik, a senior researcher at HOPE not hate, and for years I’ve been infiltrating, tracking and exposing some of the worlds’ most notorious far right groups. For the past year, I oversaw a major undercover investigation for HOPE not hate and acted as handler to ‘Chris,’ our undercover researcher, as together we exposed a global race science network - but it didn't come cheap. I know firsthand what it takes to go undercover. In 2017, I infiltrated and rose up the ranks of the alt-right in the US, even speaking white supremacist rally. The stress, the fear – it all comes with a price. I first met ‘Chris’ in 2022, he had been writing Scout, a blog about conspiracy theories and far-right extremism. Over drinks, he told me he wanted to go undercover to learn more about what the modern far right really looks like behind closed doors. The rest is history. As his handler, my job was to coordinate the operation, and to protect his cover at all costs. Keeping secrets, even from friends and colleagues, became second nature. But there's one constant challenge: funding. When our operation took us to from the UK to Tallinn, Warsaw, and Athens, the bills mounted up. We bought hidden cameras and microphones, hotel rooms and flights. We never truly know when we'll need emergency funds to keep an operation alive – and we can’t publicly ask for help without risking everything. That's why we need supporters like you. Will you sponsor our next undercover investigation?
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