I'm calling bullcrap. Tons of far right people have been verified. Give me a not well know person on the left that has been verified and a comparable right person that was turned down.
https://nitter.net/TwitterSupport/status/930926295034224641
"This perception became worse when we opened up verification for public submissions and verified people who we in no way endorse"
Directly from the horse mouth. Blue check marks are for people they endorse. They changed to rules to ensure it stayed that way.