Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Deception & Misdirection
Ken Paxton’s Questions of Mark Zuckerberg-Funded CTCL Show Investigative Power of State Attorneys General
Earlier this month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he issued a “civil investigative demand” to the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) as part of an investigation into whether the…
by Michael E. Hartmann on November 22, 2022

Special Report
Which States Did CTCL Flood with “Zuck Bucks”?
As part of CRC’s cutting edge investigation into how Mark Zuckerberg and the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) influenced the 2020 election, we’ve mapped out nearly $325 million…
by Parker Thayer, Hayden Ludwig on January 21, 2022

Special Report
UPDATED: Shining a Light on Zuck Bucks in the 2020 Battleground States
The latest in a series exposing Mark Zuckerberg’s influence on the 2020 election. The Capital Research Center was among the first to unearth hundreds of millions of dollars…
by Parker Thayer, Hayden Ludwig on January 18, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
Mark Zuckerberg, CTCL, and 2020 Election Irregularities
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan gave $350 million to a “nonpartisan” nonprofit, the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), which in turn regranted the funds to thousands of governmental election…
by CRC Staff on December 28, 2021

Deception & Misdirection
More of Zuckerberg’s Election Fund
Leftist mega-donor Mark Zuckerberg channeled hundreds of millions of dollars to the infamous Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL) prior to the 2020 election through a major pass-through used almost…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 20, 2021

CRC in the News
Best of CRC Media Hits for October 2021
A highlight of October 2021 was the appearance of two separate op-eds in the respected Washington Examiner on the same day. Not only did our Research Director Mike Watson share…
by Sarah Lee on November 15, 2021

CRC in the News, Deception & Misdirection
Mark Zuckerberg Cash Appears to Have Leaked into Prosecutor Races
Cash from Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg appears to have leaked into prosecutor races as part of his foundation's larger mission to reform the criminal justice system, a review of tax…
by Parker Thayer on August 3, 2021

Commentary, Deception & Misdirection
Left-Wing Billionaires Turn to For-Profit Corporations for Giving
Liberal billionaire donors are exploiting a new way of funneling millions of dollars to left-wing political groups. In 2015, Facebook founder and Democratic donor Mark Zuckerberg set up a limited…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 15, 2021

Philanthropy
Big Philanthropy Transitions to the Biden Administration
The presidential-transition teams that Joe Biden announced last week include more than 20 members who are identified as being employed by left-of-center philanthropic foundations or grantmaking entities in America. George Mason University…
by Michael E. Hartmann on November 18, 2020

Foundation Watch
Where Are Mark Zuckerberg’s Billions Going?
(PDF here) Media-savvy Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are engaged in moral posturing on a colossal scale, having pledged to give away 99 percent of…
by Alec Torres on February 17, 2016