Aug 28, 11:19 AM

Sixteen Thirty Fund Quietly Pays Democratic Influencers Up to $8,000 a Month

A Wired investigation reports that the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a liberal ‘dark money’ group, is bankrolling a covert influencer network aimed at strengthening Democratic messaging online. Through the newly launched Chorus Creator Incubator Program, more than 90 creators have been offered stipends as high as $8,000 a month to produce content aligned with party goals. Copies of the contracts reviewed by the magazine show participants must not reveal they are being paid or identify the funder, and must route any dealings with elected officials through Chorus, the program’s operator. Chorus also retains the right to force removal or edits of political posts created with program resources. Fundraising materials seen by Wired claim the first cohort commands a combined audience of roughly 40 million followers and generates about 100 million weekly views. The Federal Election Commission declined to comment on whether the arrangement complies with disclosure rules, while academics and ethics experts cited by the publication warned that the secrecy clauses undermine transparency in political advertising.

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