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On 20 February 2018 the satirical web site Reductress turned a Black Panther tie-in piece into a swipe at racial profiling by law enforcement -- and did it well enough that readers contacted us asking if the story was real. According to the site, the cast of the Marvel Entertainment film was placed on a Federal Bureau of Investigation's watch list for domestic terror organizations: The cast is not on any watch list; the site makes it clear that its stories are fabricated. Unlike disreputable blogs that hide behind the satire label, though, Reductress does not generate traffic with inflammatory posts that play on fear and racial prejudice. Instead, Reductress's stories poke fun at tropes in stories about relationships or self-help, among other topics. The site bills itself as the first and only satirical women's magazine, adding: If the Black Panther story resonated, it might be in part because of a leaked FBI report about alleged Black Identity Extremist groups. The report said: The leak led to a meeting between members of the Congressional Black Caucus and FBI Dirctor Christopher Wray, as well as a House Judiciary Committee hearing in November 2017 in which lawmakers pointedly questioned Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Reductress editor Sarah Pappalardo told us: Critics of the FBI accused the agency of focusing more on alleged black extremists than actual white nationalists who attack or kill police officers. As of 21 February 2018, Black Panther had grossed $263.2 million at the box office.
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