A recent report by WCIA’s Capitol Bureau Chief, Mark Maxwell, covers a new website reputed to spread misinformation and funded by an Illinois GOP megadonor. You can see the 5:19 minute video on their YouTube site or view it below (embedded with permission). The story featured comments by Karen Fresco, LWVCC's chair of the Misinformation Task Force From the WCIA News site: ILGOP megadonor Ken Griffin's hedge fund holds investments in Rumble, website known for spreading misinformation. Rumble, an upstart website with a reputation for spreading misinformation about vaccines and the 2020 election, has financial ties to the wealthiest political megadonor in Illinois, according to publicly available financial documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Comments are closed.
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