Democratic Dark Money Group Secretly Weaponizing Mysterious Local ‘News’ Site To Push Political Narratives: Report

A secretive site backed by prominent Democratic lawyer Marc Elias, which recently tried to convince campaign finance regulators that it wasn’t a political entity, appears to be linked to a Democratic super PAC called ‘Forward Majority.’

AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file
Attorney Marc Elias at Washington, D.C., March 21, 2016. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file

Democrats are seemingly embracing the fake news business, as a super PAC called Forward Majority appears to be tied to a faux local “news” website to boost Democratic candidates and causes while posing as a non-political press entity. 

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