House Republicans Accuse ActBlue of Weakening Fraud Controls

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover House Republicans Accuse ActBlue of Weakening Fraud Controls?

Of the 25 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 4% are rated left, 8% are rated centre, 88% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 26. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is House Republicans Accuse ActBlue of Weakening Fraud Controls left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 88% of the 25 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 House Republicans Accuse ActBlue of Weakening Fraud Controls biased?

House Republicans Accuse ActBlue of Weakening Fraud Controls is one event reported by 26 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 House Republicans Accuse ActBlue of Weakening Fraud Controls?

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 House Republicans Accuse ActBlue of Weakening Fraud Controls?

26 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 are House Republicans accusing ActBlue of?

House Republicans allege that ActBlue weakened its fraud prevention controls, which they claim allowed for more fraudulent and potentially foreign contributions. They also accuse the platform of concealing information about these risks.

How does ActBlue respond to the allegations?

ActBlue denies all wrongdoing, stating that the investigation is politically motivated. The platform asserts that its previous fraud prevention rules were historically too strict and incorrectly flagged legitimate donors.

What evidence does ActBlue present?

A law firm representing ActBlue met with congressional investigators to present evidence that the platform did not mislead Congress. ActBlue's internal materials suggest its previous rules were too strict and flagged legitimate donors.