Hate groups in decline as hate migrates to online networks

People march with those who say they are members of the Proud Boys as they attend a rally in Washington in support of Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.(Photo: Carolyn Kaster / AP file)

During one of the most politically divisive years in recent memory, the number of active hate groups in the U.S. actually declined as far-right extremists migrated further to online networks, reflecting a splintering of white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups that…