https://hotair.com/dustin-siggins/2014/03/31/the-fbis-break-up-with-the-splc-may-be-more-public-relations-than-anything-else/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 10:54:12 -0400<![CDATA[Last week, the FBI received a lot of attention and praise from conservative sources for finally eliminating the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) from its website&#8217;s list of &#8220;hate crimes&#8221; resources. However, while a headline at Breitbart says the FBI &#8220;dumps [SPLC] as hate crimes resource,&#8221; and an article at The Daily Caller said the FBI was &#8220;breaking ties&#8221; with the SPLC, a public statement from the FBI and the agency&#8217;s own website indicate the removal may mean just that &#8212; removal from the site, not a diminishing of the relationship between the two organizations. From my article on the subject last Thursday:]]>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:01:57 -0400<![CDATA[Dustin Siggins]]>https://hotair.com/dustin-siggins/2014/03/31/the-fbis-break-up-with-the-splc-may-be-more-public-relations-than-anything-else-n188732