Deception & Misdirection

Deception & Misdirection
Voter Registration Charities: A Massive, Overlooked Scandal
“Nonprofit voter registration” doesn’t sound interesting. Yet nonprofit voter registration, or the use of tax-exempt charitable organizations to conduct and fund voter registration drives, is one of the most important…
by Parker Thayer on September 20, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
Arabella Revisted
In July, Arabella Advisors was back in the news, when the Free Beacon reported that Sarah Walker, a whistleblower, claimed New Venture Fund “ran roughshod over tax laws” in order…
by CRC Staff on August 9, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
ProPublica Steps in It
ProPublica has made news recently after proverbially “stepping in it” by leveling out false charges in the guise of “fair and accurate” reporting. They reached out and asked Justice Alito…
by CRC Staff on July 21, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
Dragging the Arabella Advisors “Dark Money” Empire into the Light
This week the Free Beacon reported that a whistleblower who claimed New Venture Fund “ran roughshod over tax laws” in order to influence state legislators expand mail-in voting in 2020…
by CRC Staff on July 14, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Ministry of Truth Media: The Twitter Files
In 1984, George Orwell’s classic, the Ministry of Truth is the media, and the regime’s motto is: “War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength.” It’s a deliberately ironic…
by Ken Braun on June 12, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Ministry of Truth Media: Watchdogs Became Lapdogs
Born without dictatorial protection, our Ministry of Truth Media has been freed of the troublesome burden of coercion. This makes it more robust, albeit not as all-powerful, as Orwell’s fictional…
by Ken Braun on June 12, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Ministry of Truth Media: The Enemies List
One of the first examples of the Ministry of Truth Media’s slavish support for authority was revealed in Matt Taibbi’s Twitter files report on the Hamilton 68 hoax. But the…
by Ken Braun on June 12, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Ministry of Truth Media: Apologies Without End
The influence of the Ministry of Truth Media is declining because of its many misdeeds. “Before the 2016 election, most Americans trusted the traditional media and the trend was positive.
by Ken Braun on June 12, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Ministry of Truth Media: Winston Enjoyed the Work
The Twitter Files revealed even more mis-coverage, cover-ups, and suppression of news, escalating in severity from 2017 forward. Then came the serially botched and suppressed stories during the biggest public…
by Ken Braun on June 12, 2023

Deception & Misdirection, Featured Items
States Banning or Restricting “Zuck Bucks”—UPDATED 05/25/2023
Private financing of government election offices under the guise of COVID-19 relief skewed voter turnout in the 2020 election and may have tipped the presidential election to Joe Biden. As…
by Sarah Lee, Hayden Ludwig on May 25, 2023