Why do whites hate Malcolm x?

Malcolm X was given extremely bad press during his day. They equated him with white hate groups like the KKK in the media. The general population VERY EASILY believed the image of him that the media had conjured. Especially because it was the 1960's, it was easy to simply dismiss a black man (who they didn't see as equal to themselves or could try to relate to) and believe he hated them. If you were told someone hated you, maybe that's all you'd want to hear about them. They didn't dig for the truth about this man and also didn't have as easy of access to comparative media resources as we have now. Even to this day, some of my friends have spoken negatively about Malcolm X because of what their parents have told them, without even looking it up. I've definitely said what I felt was important for them to know, and they politely tell me they'll look into it, but I don't know if they ever do or if what I said was strong enough for them to remember over their initial belief. Telling them that the media tainted Malcolm X's (and the Black Panther Party's for that matter) reputation seems to help them understand as young people know the evils of the media. Bringing them back to reality and helping them to use their common sense seems to help too. I usually ask "If (said person or group) was so hateful against whites and they had a good following, why haven't we heard about white people being lynched, or victims of hate crimes throughout history?" Just helping them to actually THINK about what they've been told seems to make an impression on them. It's just an unfair and sheltered way of thinking that eventually became lazy-thinking once we gained access to more resources.