Kyle Chapman (American activist)
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Kyle Chapman (born 1975 or 1976),[1] also known by the nickname Based Stickman, is an American white nationalist and alt-right activist.[4][3][5] He earned his nickname and prominence in the alt-right movement after he was recorded beating an anti-fascist counter-protester with a stick at the March 2017 March 4 Trump rally in Berkeley, California.[1] Shortly after, he founded the Fraternal Order of the Alt-Knights (FOAK), a paramilitary group that is considered a partner or subgroup of the far-right, neo-fascist Proud Boys organization.[1][6][3][7] He led the FOAK until later that year, when he faded from his leadership position following an assault conviction related to the March 4 Trump rally.[8] In November 2020, Chapman announced an attempted takeover of the Proud Boys organization, as well as a plan to reform the group as an explicitly white supremacist organization.[4][6][8] The attempted coup was not successful.[8]