American Patriots Three Percent

{{Short description|Right-wing American militia movement}}

American Patriots Three Percent, also known as AP3 or APIII, is a far-right American militia group that identifies itself as part of the Three Percenters movement.{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Joshua |date=2024-08-17 |title=Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia |url=https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-secret-ap3-militia-american-patriots-three-percent |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=ProPublica |language=en}}

The organization has used social media including Facebook as a recruiting tool.{{Cite news |last=Owen |first=Tess |title=Extremist Militias Are Coordinating in More Than 100 Facebook Groups |url=https://www.wired.com/story/extremist-militias-are-coordinating-on-facebook/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |work=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}} An information leak from a right-wing website in 2021 has led to the identification of many members from the organization.{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jason |date=2021-03-03 |title=US militia group draws members from military and police, website leak shows |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/03/us-militia-membership-military-police-american-patriot-three-percenter-website-leak |access-date=2024-09-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Scot Seddon founded the organization during Barack Obama's first presidential term. Seddon used TikTok to recruit new members in July 2024 following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.{{cite web | last=Owen | first=Tess | title=Militias Are Recruiting Off of the Trump Shooting | website=WIRED | date=2024-07-15 | url=https://www.wired.com/story/militia-recruitment-trump-shooting-assassination-attempt/ }}