Media outlets label Louis Farrakhan a 'far-right leader'

Multiple media outlets labeled Louis Farrakhan a “far-right leader” when reporting that Facebook and Instagram had banned him and a number of other controversial figures from their platforms.

The New York Times, the Washington Post, Politico, and the Atlantic were among news organizations that used this description of Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam and a virulent anti-Semite who has long been associated with left-wing politics. After receiving almost immediate criticism for the “right-wing” characterization on social media, outlets scrambled their articles.