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Gun Rally organized by the Virginia Citizens Defense League comes to an end outside the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va. on Jan. 20. Thousands converged both to rally and to lobby lawmakers against proposed state gun restrictions. Maura Friedman for NPR hide caption
Participants pose with a sign that reads 'come and take it' as the Virginia Gun Rally organized by the Virginia Citizens Defense League comes to an end outside the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va. on Jan. 20. Thousands converged both to rally and to lobby lawmakers against proposed state gun restrictions.
Maura Friedman for NPRAbout two months after the coronavirus began spreading in the United States, groups of Americans began to protest the quarantine lockdown measures in their states. At some of these anti-lockdown rallies reporters Lisa Hagen of WABE and Chris Haxel of KCUR discovered they weren't the spontaneous grassroots uprisings they purported to be. Rather, they were being organized by a group of three brothers: Aaron, Ben and Chris Dorr.
In this episode of NPR's No Compromisepodcast, the reporters find the Dorr brothers broadcasting from a rally to Facebook followers all across the country. Hagen interviews the oldest brother, Aaron Dorr, who seems to be hiding something.
Last week, NPR won a Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting for this deep dive into the "No Compromise" movement. The podcast is a co-production with member stations KCUR and WABE.
Listen to No Compromise on NPR One, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
