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Dark Money Groups Push Election Denialism on US State Officials
Groups have created incubator of policies that would restrict ballot access and amplify election fraud claims.
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Ed Pilkington
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Jamie Corey
January 2023
Rightwing group pours millions in ‘dark money’ into US voter suppression bid
Tax filings reveal advocacy arm of Heritage Foundation spent $5m on lobbying in 2021 as it worked to undermine voting rights
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Brendan Fischer
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Ed Pilkington
November 2022
Leaked Audio: Trump Coup Plotter John Eastman Laying Groundwork for 2022 Election Challenges
At Conservative Partnership Institute event, Eastman told activists he'll be personally involved in challenging election results
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Brendan Fischer
February 2022
Swiping Right: Tinder's Corporate Overlord Amongst Donors to Republican Attorneys General Group Working to Undermine Democracy
A year on from January 6th, a new IRS filing shows corporate cash is flowing again at RAGA
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Nick Surgey
December 2021
Exxon is still denying climate science—including its own
An Exxon VP said climate change doesn’t pose “catastrophic, inevitable risk." Exxon’s internal science says otherwise.
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Jesse Coleman
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Emily Atkin
November 2021
Manchin’s Secret Meeting With Coal Barons and Climate Deniers at a Luxury Golf Resort
Documented obtained materials from the September 2021 invite-only event
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Nick Surgey
August 2021
TPUSA launches project targeting school board members
The "School Board Watchlist" goes live as protests have turned increasingly violent and ugly. TPUSA CEO Charlie Kirk calls school board members…
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Nick Surgey
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Republican secretaries of state flew to D.C. this summer to scheme with voter suppression advocates
Materials obtained by Documented shine a light on late June 2021 meetings held at 5-Star luxury hotel
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Nick Surgey
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Jamie Corey
May 2021
Google, Deloitte, and Citigroup quietly collaborate with GOP group pushing voter suppression
Several large corporations that have recently issued public statements supporting voting rights — including Google, Deloitte, and Citigroup — are also…
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Nick Surgey
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Judd Legum
The coal industry is hosting a fundraiser for Liz Cheney on Thursday
The invitation was taken down from the internet shortly after we asked questions
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Nick Surgey
The Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity launches filibuster reform attack
Senators Manchin and Sinema are top targets as the group deploys mailers, paid adverts, and holds rallies across the country
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Lejla Sarcevic
March 2021
TPUSA is launching an "America-first education" program to indoctrinate 5 year olds
Turning Point Academy will launch later this year, training thousands of K-12 teachers to teach a TPUSA curriculum, bringing the culture war to the…
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Nick Surgey
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