Dark Money Is Funding Democrat Influencers
Posted By: Dreadnought, 8/29/2025 1:38:49 AM
First of all, and unfortunately in my view, a lot of Democrat-aligned influencers built their audiences the old-fashioned way--by building a following by saying what they think. I've not looked deeply into any particular "influencer," but I don't automatically assume that all of them are paid shills. But it sure looks like quite a few of them are, and that they are breaking both campaign finance laws and the terms of service for the social media platforms they post on. How? They are secretly taking money from a shady, dark money "nonprofit" funded by Arabella Advisors (about whom I wrote earlier today) to promote Democrats and left-wing agendas without revealing
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First of all, and unfortunately in my view, a lot of Democrat-aligned influencers built their audiences the old-fashioned way--by building a following by saying what they think. I've not looked deeply into any particular "influencer," but I don't automatically assume that all of them are paid shills.
But it sure looks like quite a few of them are, and that they are breaking both campaign finance laws and the terms of service for the social media platforms they post on.
How? They are secretly taking money from a shady, dark money "nonprofit" funded by Arabella Advisors (about whom I wrote earlier today) to promote Democrats and left-wing agendas without revealing
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