Enhancing USAspending
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has brought unprecedented public attention to federal grantmaking and contracting, which in turn has led many Americans to the government’s online database for federal…
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Teachers Unions Are Suing over Trump’s DEI Reversal—And They Might Win
The Trump administration ordered federally funded schools and universities to shut down DEI programs or risk losing funding. If the Trump administration follows through on this threat, it will be a…
Foreign-Funded Plastic Lawfare
A foreign charity funded by an Australian billionaire has paid an American law firm to represent four tax-exempt environmental activist groups in a lawsuit against a ExxonMobil to a special…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #358: Sixty Billion Foreign Dollars Go to College
Sixty billion dollars—that is the estimate of foreign funding of American universities that Americans for Public Trust released earlier this week. Of that $60 billion, $20 billion went to just…
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
New Study Reveals ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Groups Promote Violence and Anti-Americanism
Anti-American and anti-police rhetoric has increased 186% among "pro-Palestinian" groups while perpetuating a 3,000% surge in calls for violence since the October 7th attacks on Israel.
Capital Research, February/March 2025
In the February/March 2025 issue of Capital Research magazine, read about what should be cut and kept in the U.S. Department of Education, many highly questionable grants to “charities” from…
When Charities Betray America: How “Pro-Palestinian” Protest Groups Promote Anti-Americanism
A study of the online rhetoric from major “pro-Palestinian” groups and activists in the United States before and after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, concludes that…
When Charities Betray America: Methodology
The data collection process consisted of analyzing thousands of online posts published by 496 U.S.-based, “pro-Palestinian” groups and activists with significant audiences and involvement in protests. The scope included X,…
When Charities Betray America: Examples of Anti-American and Anti-Police Hate Speech
While anti-Israel activists often attempt to disguise the true meaning of these slogans by emphasizing their connection to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, analysis reveals that these inciteful slogans…