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MIDDAY POSTER: Democracy Dies In Dark Money Ties

Dec 8, 2021 Aditi Ramaswami
The Washington Post left a key detail out of their reporting on a conservative group fighting school mask mandates.
MIDDAY POSTER: Democracy Dies In Dark Money Ties
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

The Washington Post recently put out a story about a letter campaign against school mask mandates coordinated by the dark money group Independent Women’s Forum. Central to the piece was a detailed account of the conservative group’s close ties to the Koch network and other high-profile donors.

But the piece failed to mention contributions from several corporate donors — including one awkwardly close to home.

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