Left wing media decides Louis Farrakhan is "right wing"? Trying to hide that he's a hero to many Democrats

Washington Post and The Atlantic hit with backlash over the same bizarre description of Louis Farrakhan

These "accidents" always end up swinging one direction 

 CARLOS GARCIA

Several media outlets were hit with social media backlash after a bizarre description of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan as "right-wing."

They were reporting on the action taken by social media platforms to ban some political personalities they considered dangerous, but in the list of those labeled as "right-wing" was the ostentatiously left-wing figure Louis Farrakhan.
Farrakhan advocates for black separatism and has frequently criticized Republicans while being embraced by Democratic politicians, but that didn't prevent the news outlets from somehow labeling him as "right-wing."
Among the outlets that used the bizarre labeling was the Washington Post, which faced criticism online from those stunned at the mistake.
"Do words mean things anymore? Farrakhan isn't far right. He's a blatant anti-Semite defended by a significant portion of the Left," tweeted Ben Shapiro.
"What in the actual hell?" responded commentator Kira Davis. "Louis Farrakhan has never once been considered on 'the right' - far or otherwise."