ActBlue co-founder DeBergalis invokes Fifth in House deposition

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover ActBlue co-founder DeBergalis invokes Fifth in House deposition?

Of the 22 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 4% are rated centre, 96% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 23. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is ActBlue co-founder DeBergalis invokes Fifth in House deposition left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 96% of the 22 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of ActBlue co-founder DeBergalis invokes Fifth in House deposition biased?

ActBlue co-founder DeBergalis invokes Fifth in House deposition is one event reported by 23 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting ActBlue co-founder DeBergalis invokes Fifth in House deposition?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered ActBlue co-founder DeBergalis invokes Fifth in House deposition?

23 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What is ActBlue accused of?

ActBlue is under investigation by three House committees over allegations that its fraud prevention standards were too lax, potentially allowing foreign donations to enter U.S. campaigns. The committees’ 2025 report claimed ActBlue executives were aware of fraud but did not act seriously. The platform updated its donation requirements to include a CVV number after the probe began.

How long did the deposition last?

The deposition of Matt DeBergalis before three House committees lasted less than 30 minutes, according to multiple right-rated outlets, including the New York Post and The Gateway Pundit. The committees are investigating allegations of fraud prevention failures at ActBlue.

Which outlets covered the story?

Six outlets covered the story: five right-rated (The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, ussanews.com, Fox News, and The Daily Signal) and one centre-rated (Political Wire). No left-rated outlet reported on the deposition, though the story was carried by all six outlets that did run it.