This one from Memphis station WREG:
Mississippi man pleads guilty in ‘Vote Trump’ church arson
A member of a black church in Mississippi has pleaded guilty to burning the church, which was also spray painted with the slogan “Vote Trump,” a week before the 2016 presidential election.
Andrew McClinton, 47, pleaded guilty to arson Thursday, the Delta Democrat-Times reported. His sentencing is set for late April.
Investigators said McClinton belonged to Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, which was vandalized and burned.
And of course, this was picked up by the discredited Southern Poverty Law Center (here, here and here)
"Mississippi man pleads guilty in ‘Vote Trump’ church arson"
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 30, 2019
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This is the hoax incident that the Southern Poverty Law Center used as the lead anecdote in its post 2016 election hate report.
https://t.co/74y70Xtyl6 via @3onyourside
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