The hacktivist group Anonymous recently claimed to gather the names of several Americans involved in the Ku Klux Klan. The group began compiling the list after a confrontation between the Klan and Anonymous occurred a year ago, as HNGN reported last week.
On Monday, the group released a list of several phone numbers said to belong to KKK members. However, the numbers are unverified and some belonged to businesses instead of individuals. A Twitter user who goes by "Amped Attacks" - who supposedly has no link to Anonymous - claims to have uncovered links between supposed Klan members and U.S. politicians, according to The Huffington Post.
Several politicians have since gone public, stating that they have no involvement with the racist organization.
One alleged Klan member is Jim Gray, an openly gay senator of Lexington, Ky. Gray has denied the allegations, tweeting: "This allegation from the group Anonymous is false, insulting and ridiculous. I have never had any relationship of any kind with the KKK", according to Queerty.
Knoxville, Tenn., Mayor Madeline Rogero has also denied her involvement after coming up on Anonymous' list. Rogero created a Facebook post addressing the issue, stating: "I'm not even sure this is worth responding to, but for the record: There is a list circulating online purporting to 'out' elected officials as members of the KKK. For reasons unfathomable to me or anyone who knows me, my name is on the list. Given my background, my interracial family, my public record and my personal beliefs, this would be hilarious except that it is probably being seen by a lot of people who have no idea who I am."
Rogero has worked within the LGBTQ community, supports gay marriage, worked with the Obama administration, and worked with immigrant farm laborers, as well as performing several more actions a member of the KKK is unlikely to support, as noted by Inquisitr.
As of today, #OPKKK is trending on Twitter. Time will tell what becomes of the alleged involvement of government officials with the Klan.
