Attempts to organize far-right "White Lives Matter" marches in cities across the country failed spectacularly, with a number of planned events having almost no attendees or canceled entirely.
White supremacists, neo-Nazis and other extremists had coordinated dozens of rallies in cities such as Fort Texas, Chicago, Illinois and Orlando, Florida, all due to take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The marches were planned and discussed on social media and encrypted messaging app Telegram.
However, there was no real indication that many of the White Lives Marches would be highly attended, with several dedicated channels for individual marches in cities having only a handful of subscribers.
On Telegram, despondent marchers described their disappointment over the failure of the rallies planned in their city.
The administrator who organized a march in Kenner, Louisiana, wrote on Telegram: "No one has shown up to the meetup point, it has been close to two hours since the technical start time for the march. We're gonna call it, the march is canceled. If anyone is still trying to make it, I advise you not to."
One Telegram user in Memphis, Tennessee, described how they "sat around the area" of the protest but "no one showed up" on Sunday.
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