When Winnipeg Free Press writer Ryan Thorpe saw flyers recruiting for white nationalist group The Base he had two choices: write a bog-standard reaction piece or take a more drastic approach and go undercover to infiltrate the hate group and find out about its members. He chose the latter, and one of the group's main recruiters is now facing as many as 60 years in prison as a result of his actions.
Winnipeg Free Press journalist Ryan Thorpe went undercover to infiltrate a white nationalist group. Photo: Supplied
