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Investigators claim this occurred even as the platform detected fraudulent campaigns, some with foreign origins. ActBlue has denied any wrongdoing, asserting that the investigation is politically motivated."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on policy changes and their impact"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Congressional investigators, as reported by yourNEWS and RedState, allege that ActBlue adopted a 'more lenient approach' to fraud prevention in 2024. Internal documents cited by these reports suggest that changes made by ActBlue increased fraud-score thresholds, resulting in fewer transactions being sent for manual review. An internal ActBlue analysis, according to these reports, estimated that between 14 and 28 additional fraudulent contributions were missed in the first month after a policy change. The committees also cite internal meeting notes indicating that changes had resulted in ActBlue 'accepting' more fraud. 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