The Southern Poverty Law Center had at least one informant embedded in Patriot Front’s orbit, according to an intelligence report published by the left-wing “hate” watchdog, fueling further speculation about the extent of the SPLC’s alleged network of paid agitators.

In a May 2025 expose based on insider intelligence it received about Patriot Front’s latest recruitment efforts, the SPLC’s Hatewatch blog repeatedly cited “a source close to the group.”