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FBI: Offensive, racist text messages sent to high schoolers, Hispanic and LGBTQ+ communities
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The FBI is investigating a new wave of offensive and racist messages targeting high school students, Hispanic communities and LGBTQ+ groups.
Racist, hateful text messages should be reported to the FBI, agency says
The FBI says people who receive racist text messages should continue to report them to federal investigators. The FBI said that they are aware of the offensive messages received by people in African-American and Black communities around the country and have gotten in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities.
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FBI investigating offensive texts being sent to Latinos and high schoolers
The FBI is investigating more reports of racist and offensive text messages being sent across the nation, this time to high schoolers and members of Latinos and LGBTQ communities. NBC News’ Ken Dilanian reports on how the FBI is tracking down who is behind the anonymous texts.
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A second wave of racist text messages targeting the teenage Latino and LGBTQ+ communities has landed on the FBI’s radar weeks after Donald Trump was reelected president. Days following the Nov. 5 outcome of the 2024 presidential race,
FBI warns racist, offensive text messages are expanding
Channel 2 Action News spoke to African American and Black men, women, and students as young as 13 who received them.
FBI investigates new wave of offensive messages targeting Hispanic, LGBTQ people
The announcement comes days after African American students received similar messages stating they’d been selected to "pick cotton."
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FBI says hateful texts were also sent to Hispanic and LGBTQ community after election
Federal authorities provided an update on the series of racist text messages that were sent to Black college and high school students in the days after the election, which included messages about being "selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.
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