How a 13-year-old boy was radicalized by the alt-right, then figured out they were full of it

yes.

Or it was the other way around, that the idea for the article started when the author read the book?

probably. so?

The wholesome ending to the article, where far right extremism was defeated by leaving a pile of news clippings on the kid’s bed

it wasnt “defeated” by that. basically it was the rally they went together and this guy (according to the author):

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