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Jason Wilson

RARE PHOTOS: Revealed idaho professor behind extremist site that spread conspiracies | Rare Historical Photos

Boise State University in Idaho in 2015.
Boise State University in Idaho in 2015. Photograph: David R Frazier Photolibrary/Alamy

Boise State University (BSU) professor and Claremont Institute scholar Scott Yenor was the hidden hand behind Action Idaho, a far-right online media platform that featured inflammatory rightwing commentary on politics in that state, documents obtained by the Guardian reveal.

The documents, obtained through public records requests, also show that Yenor sought and received funding for the initiative from wealthy and influential donors like Claremont Institute board chair, Thomas D Klingenstein.

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