Facebook Removes Accounts of Patriot Prayer, Group’s Leader

Joey Gibson, leader of the Patriot Prayer, joins other right-wing groups in a rally called United Against Hate in Seattle, Wash., on Jan. 5, 2020. Karen Ducey/Getty Images

Facebook took down the accounts of the conservative Patriot Prayer group as well as Joey Gibson, the group’s leader, and several supporters.

“They were removed as part of our ongoing efforts to remove Violent Social Militias from our platform,” Sally Aldous, a Facebook spokesperson, told The Epoch Times via email.