Klan’s support claim unverified as group promotes rebranding

The Ku Klux Klan claims support for its message is growing ahead of the US midterm elections, while presenting family and faith as themes in a rebranding effort.

Al Jazeera reported the group’s claim but the supplied report gives no figures or independent evidence to substantiate an increase in support.

The report does not identify which Klan organisation or faction is speaking. Its stated rebranding message does not establish any change in the group’s beliefs or activity.

The claim comes in the run-up to the US midterm elections, though the report provides no further detail on the group’s plans or its political reach.