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Leo's case underscores the dangers of fake news, as the journalist Thomas Dixon, Jr. whipped up racist, [[anti-Semitic]] hysteria during his trial and later. Another demagogue who incited the lynching was [[far-left]] Democrat Thomas E. Watson, later a brief U.S. senator from Georgia.<ref>[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/thomas-e-watson-1856-1922 Thomas E. Watson (1856-1922)]. ''New Georgia Encyclopedia''. Retrieved September 28, 2021.</ref>
Leo's case underscores the dangers of fake news, as the journalist Thomas Dixon, Jr. whipped up racist, [[anti-Semitic]] hysteria during his trial and later. Another demagogue who incited the lynching was [[far-left]] Democrat Thomas E. Watson, later a brief U.S. senator from Georgia.<ref>[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/thomas-e-watson-1856-1922 Thomas E. Watson (1856-1922)]. ''New Georgia Encyclopedia''. Retrieved September 28, 2021.</ref>
Frank was framed by his janitor, Jim Conley,<ref name=newgeorgiaencyclopedia>[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/leo-frank-case Leo Frank Case]. ''New Georgia Encyclopedia''. Retrieved September 28, 2021.</ref> who fringe black and white supremacists continue to defend to this day. According to Alonzo Mann, who worked in an office as a kid, Conley carried Phagan's dead body and was threatened with death if he revealed the truth.<ref name=newgeorgiaencyclopedia/>
Frank was framed by his janitor, Jim Conley,<ref name=newgeorgiaencyclopedia>[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/leo-frank-case Leo Frank Case]. ''New Georgia Encyclopedia''. Retrieved September 28, 2021.</ref><ref>Bogage, Jacob (March 22, 2017). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/22/leo-frank-was-lynched-for-a-murder-he-didnt-commit-now-neo-nazis-are-trying-to-rewrite-history/ Leo Frank was lynched for a murder he didn’t commit. Now neo-Nazis are trying to rewrite history.]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved September 28, 2021.</ref> who fringe black and white supremacists continue to defend to this day. According to Alonzo Mann, who worked in an office as a kid, Conley carried Phagan's dead body and was threatened with death if he revealed the truth.<ref name=newgeorgiaencyclopedia/>
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