Northfield Activist Helped Build 'Far Right Network': Report

NORTHFIELD, MN — Northfield resident Ben Dorr, along with his three brothers Aaron, Chris, and Matthew, are credited with launching a far-right network that has mobilized conservative activists across the United States. The brothers are linked to nearly two dozen nonprofits and Facebook groups that are based in 11 different states.

A feature in the Intercept Friday says the Dorrs helped launch the nationwide protests to reopen states that closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

In a Facebook post earlier this year, Ben Dorr complained about the restrictions being enforced in Northfied.

In recent days, Ben Dorr has focused his efforts on social media to attacking mask mandates, which are put in place to slow the spread of coronavirus.

The brothers have drawn the ire of establishment Republicans, even groups like the National Rifle Association, who claim the Dorrs are scammers who seek financial profit from political causes.

"Scamming is a family affair for brothers Ben Dorr, Chris Dorr and Aaron Dorr," reads mnscammersexposed.com, a website launched by the Minnesota Republican Party.

"They work together in several states creating pro-Second Amendment groups that on the surface look like grass roots lobbying efforts, but in reality are just fundraising schemes with little to no influence on actual public policy."

Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka warned Republican voters about the groups that the Dorrs have started.

Read much more at the Intercept.