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InfluenceWatch

Online database of progressive funding, groups, politicians by the conservative Capital Research Center

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Dec 16, 2025
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Did Rob Reiner meet with CIA director James Clapper

Rob Reiner sat on the advisory board of the Committee to Investigate Russia alongside former senior intelligence officials, including James Clapper, establishing a documented public association betwee...

Dec 16, 2025
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What was the purpose of any meeting between Rob Reiner and CIA director James Clapper?

Available reporting shows Rob Reiner served on the advisory board of the Committee to Investigate Russia, an activist nonprofit launched in 2017 that listed former intelligence officials including Jam...

Dec 14, 2025
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What are the major funding sources and donors for Turning Point USA and controversies around them?

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) raised hundreds of millions of dollars under Charlie Kirk, with reporting showing roughly $389–$400 million during his tenure and $85 million in revenue in 2024 alone; its fu...

Dec 2, 2025

What specific corruption allegations have been made against Turning Point USA and key figures?

Allegations against Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and associated figures span dark‑money disclosure violations, past social‑media misinformation, claims of racial bias and illegal campaign activity, and i...

Jan 12, 2026

Has Crowds on Demand faced any legal or ethical controversies?

Crowds on Demand has been the subject of recurring ethical controversy and at least one high-profile legal accusation, largely centered on its business of hiring actors to simulate public support or o...

Dec 12, 2025

What specific financial irregularities has Turning Point USA reported internally or publicly?

Social-media allegations and commentary in December 2025 have accused Turning Point USA and its affiliates of financial impropriety including missed federal filings, unusual large contractor payments,...

Nov 27, 2025

How is Turning Point USA funded and who are its major donors?

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is a large conservative youth organization that raises funds through individual donations, high‑value gifts (stocks, crypto, estate gifts), foundations and donor‑advised/dark...

Nov 15, 2025

How does Crowds on Demand recruit and select paid protesters?

Crowds on Demand is a for‑profit publicity firm that markets itself as a “rent‑a‑crowd” service supplying actors and paid participants for events including rallies and protests; the company says it ha...

Dec 12, 2025

Who were the founding members and organizers of Indivisible and what roles did donors play?

Indivisible grew out of a 2016 Google Doc and was formalized by former congressional staffers, most prominently co‑founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin; other early authors included Jeremy Haile and...

Dec 9, 2025

Who is Dave Van Zandt and what is his professional background?

There are at least two prominent figures named Dave (or David) Van Zandt in current reporting: David E. Van Zandt, an attorney, legal scholar and long‑time academic leader who served as dean of Northw...

Jan 14, 2026

Which specific grants did the Tides Foundation make to Indivisible Civics and when?

Tides Foundation served as the fiscal sponsor or pass-through for the Indivisible movement’s charitable arm (originally the Indivisible Fund, later Indivisible Civics), and reporting indicates materia...

Nov 21, 2025

Who are the key leaders and founders of Indivisible?

Indivisible was founded and is publicly led by co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin, who serve as co-executive directors and jointly host weekly strategy calls for the movement . Contemporary pro...

Oct 26, 2025

Who are the largest corporate donors to TPUSA?

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has drawn large gifts from a mix of private foundations and wealthy individuals rather than from widely known corporate treasuries; the single largest reported direct donor i...

Dec 13, 2025

turning point usa, accounting irregularities

Allegations of accounting irregularities at Turning Point USA (TPUSA) surfaced across social media and niche analyst channels in late 2025, claiming missing or late IRS Form 990s, large contractor pay...

Dec 7, 2025

Can the Indivisible movement be considered a faction within the Democratic Party?

Indivisible functions as a large, decentralized progressive grassroots movement that organizes local groups, runs national campaigns, endorses and funds primary challengers, and openly pressures Democ...

Dec 4, 2025

Who were the major executives that left TP USA after 2020 and what were their roles?

Available sources name several senior Turning Point USA (TPUSA) figures who left or whose roles changed after 2020, most prominently co-founder William “Bill” Montgomery (dead July 2020) and other sen...

Nov 21, 2025

Dave Van Zandt

Dave (Dave M.) Van Zandt is the founder, owner and primary editor of Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC), a privately held LLC that began in 2015 and is widely cited online as an independent media-bias ratin...

Dec 7, 2025

What donors and corporate sponsors have given to Turning Point USA in the past five years?

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) drew tens of millions from wealthy conservative foundations and individual donors across the past five years, with reported major funders including the Bradley Impact Fund (~...

Nov 25, 2025

William Montgomery TP USA image

Available sources identify William “Bill” Thomas Montgomery as the marketing entrepreneur and mentor who co‑founded Turning Point USA with Charlie Kirk in 2012 and note that he died in 2020 at about a...

Nov 23, 2025

Who are the major donors to Indivisible since its founding in 2016?

Reporting shows Indivisible has raised millions from a mix of small online donors and larger foundations and wealthy individuals since its founding in late 2016; major names repeatedly mentioned in th...