{"id":2150729,"date":"2024-01-16T16:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T21:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-slapped-with-community-note-after-trying-to-celebrate-mlk-day\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T16:17:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T21:17:54","slug":"fbi-slapped-with-community-note-after-trying-to-celebrate-mlk-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-slapped-with-community-note-after-trying-to-celebrate-mlk-day\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI reprimanded for MLK Day celebration attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-slapped-with-community-note-after-trying-to-celebrate-mlk-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2150729&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Bureau \u2064of Investigation<\/a> made an\u200d attempt to\u2062 honor Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, but \u2064X\u2019s Community Notes quickly reminded everyone that \u2063the FBI was responsible \u2063for wiretapping MLK. The FBI shared a powerful photo on X, showcasing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial alongside the \u2062Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. The caption read, \u201cThis #MLKDay, the #FBI pays tribute to one of the\u2063 most influential leaders of the Civil Rights movement and reaffirms its dedication to Dr. King\u2019s legacy of fairness\u200d and equal\u2064 justice for\u2063 all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the\u200d Community Note that \u2063followed the photo referenced various \u2063articles \u200bfrom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/01\/18\/956741992\/documentary-exposes-how-the-fbi-tried-to-destroy-mlk-with-wiretaps-blackmail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Public Radio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mlks-family-feels-vindicated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS\u2062 News<\/a>, stating, \u201cThe FBI conducted surveillance on King, \u2064attempted to discredit\u2064 him, and\u200d employed manipulative tactics to discourage his organizing efforts. King\u2019s family believes that the FBI played a role in\u2064 his untimely death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 1999, a jury determined\u2062 that King was a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mlks-family-feels-vindicated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">victim of a conspiracy<\/a>\u201d rather\u200d than a lone attacker when he was assassinated in 1968.\u2062 During the trial, \u200ban attorney \u200dfor\u200b King\u2019s family revealed that the cover-up following his assassination involved not \u2064only\u2062 the\u2063 FBI, but \u2062also the\u200d CIA, the media, and U.S. Army Intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u200c eye-opening \u2062documentary\u200b film &#8220;MLK\/FBI&#8221; by director Sam Pollard, the FBI\u2019s interest in\u200c the Civil Rights leader is explored. Pollard\u2063 sets the stage by explaining, \u201cThe initial fear that [FBI director J. Edgar Hoover] had was\u200c that King would align himself with the Communist Party, which \u2026 J. Edgar Hoover was determined to\u2063 destroy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t\u200c miss out \u2062on the latest news! <b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a recent\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/01\/14\/rfk-jr-defends-wiretap-mlk-00135543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POLITICO interview<\/a>, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his \u200dfamily\u2019s decision to \u200capprove the wiretaps\u2064 on King. \u200bKennedy explained, \u201cThey were risking not only\u2064 the success of\u2062 the Civil Rights Movement but also their own careers. They knew \u2064that Hoover\u200d was determined \u200bto destroy King.\u200d My father gave Hoover permission to wiretap them so he \u200bcould either prove or\u200d disprove his suspicions about King. Politically, they felt they had no choice but to do it.\u201d  <\/p>\n<h2> How does the FBI&#8217;s documented history of wiretapping and surveilling Martin \u2062Luther King, Jr. contradict\u2062 their tribute \u2063to him \u200bon #MLKDay?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Er&#8221;>CBS News<\/a> that\u200c shed light on \u200dthe FBI&#8217;s history of surveillance and harassment of Martin \u200dLuther King, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Bureau of Investigation, commonly known as the FBI, made a well-intended effort to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. \u200don\u200d Monday, a day dedicated to commemorating the life and achievements of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-faces-backlash-after-posting-twerk-video-celebrating-mlk\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Faces Backlash After Posting Twerk Video Celebrating MLK\">iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-audio-of-joe-biden-telling-black-civil-rights-leaders-he-wont-go-all-in-on-executive-orders-to-appease-the-far-left-infuriates-progressives\/\" title=\"Leaked Audio of Joe Biden Telling Black Civil Rights Leaders He Won\u2019t Go All in on Executive Orders to Appease the Far Left Infuriates Progressives\">civil rights leader<\/a><\/a>. However, the community quickly pointed\u2064 out the \u200birony of the FBI&#8217;s tribute, considering\u2064 their notorious role in \u200dwiretapping and surveilling MLK.<\/p>\n<p>On \u200cMonday, the FBI shared a\u2063 powerful\u200d photo on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>, X, featuring the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., alongside\u200c the iconic Washington Monument. Accompanying the image was a caption that read, \u201cThis #MLKDay, the #FBI pays tribute to\u200c one \u2063of the most influential leaders of the Civil Rights movement\u2063 and reaffirms its dedication to Dr. King\u2019s legacy of fairness and equal justice for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the response from \u200bthe community was swift and critical. Community members\u2062 immediately pointed\u2062 out\u2064 the contradiction between\u2063 the\u2062 FBI&#8217;s \u200btribute and \u200dtheir \u2062documented history of surveilling Martin\u2062 Luther \u200dKing, Jr. The Community Note that followed\u2064 the photo referenced several articles from \u200dreputable sources such as National Public \u2063Radio and CBS News,\u200d which highlighted the FBI&#8217;s attempts \u200cto discredit and destroy MLK&#8217;s reputation through wiretapping and blackmail.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063NPR article,\u200c titled &#8220;Documentary Exposes How the\u200c FBI Tried to Destroy\u200d MLK with Wiretaps, Blackmail,&#8221; \u2064delves into\u200c the sordid details of the FBI&#8217;s surveillance campaign against\u2063 Martin\u2062 Luther King, Jr. It explores\u2063 how the bureau, under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover, went to great \u200blengths to monitor MLK&#8217;s private life, seeking to find \u200dcompromising information to\u2063 discredit and undermine his leadership in the Civil Rights movement.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, CBS News published an article titled &#8220;MLK&#8217;s family feels\u200c vindicated as FBI document alleges foul play in his assassination.&#8221; This piece sheds \u200dlight on newly released FBI documents that suggest possible misconduct and conspiracy surrounding\u200b MLK&#8217;s assassination. It further\u200d corroborates the long-standing suspicions held by MLK&#8217;s family that the FBI was involved \u2063in his\u200c death.<\/p>\n<p>In light of\u200c this, the FBI&#8217;s attempt to honor \u200cMartin Luther King, Jr. raises questions about the sincerity of their dedication \u2063to Dr. King&#8217;s legacy of fairness and equal justice for\u200d all. While it is\u200c essential to acknowledge that institutions can \u2062evolve and make amends for\u200d past actions, it is\u200b equally crucial to address the\u200c historical truths and continue the dialogue \u200don\u200d the FBI&#8217;s \u200dinvolvement in undermining civil rights \u2064leaders like MLK.<\/p>\n<p>For true\u200c reconciliation and progress, it is incumbent upon the FBI \u200dto acknowledge and reckon with their past actions \u200bsincerely. Such \u2063acknowledgment involves not only commemorating MLK&#8217;s \u2063legacy but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-president-demands-us-prove-goodwill-to-revive-nuclear-neal\/\" title=\"Iran's President calls for US to demonstrate 'goodwill' to revive nuclear deal.\">taking concrete\u200c steps<\/a> towards ensuring that these abuses of power are\u200c not repeated \u2062in the future. Only then can the FBI truly\u2062 honor the\u200b memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. and \u200ccontribute\u200d to a \u200dmore just and equitable \u2063society for\u2063 all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI&#8217;s tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. was overshadowed by X&#8217;s Community Notes, which highlighted the FBI&#8217;s past wiretapping of MLK. Despite this, the FBI posted a photo on X, featuring the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial alongside the Washington Monument<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2150730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2150729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2150729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2150730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2150729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2150729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2150729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}