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Monty Bennett, the publisher of the Dallas Express, hired Crowds on Demand to create astroturf advocacy groups in Dallas, which the Dallas Express then amplified.
Crowds on Demand is the best-documented commercial operator that organizes paid protesters and related theatrical crowds for clients across U.S. cities, a practice reported in multiple outlets and tie...
Reporting from multiple investigations concludes that Monty Bennett, the publisher of the Dallas Express, financially engaged the Beverly Hills publicity firm Crowds on Demand to build and operate a n...
Yes — is quoted saying “” in reporting about and the Express in the piece titled “The GOP Megadonor Behind the Bid to Break Dallas City Government,” and that quotation is reproduced across multiple ou...
The reported that retained to seed a network of right-leaning astroturf groups in ; in response Bennett largely did not engage with the Observer’s inquiries, though later accounts say his company ackn...
’s investigation accused , , and of and using the Dallas Express to amplify them; in response, Bennett has publicly denied the core allegations while admitting limited business ties to Crowds on Deman...
reported that its investigation tied to and to front groups like by publishing interviews, internal messages and emails, corporate filings, and pattern-of-coverage analysis that together suggest Benne...
Reporting by local investigators and the Texas Observer ties Monty Bennett to a campaign that used Crowds on Demand to seed and amplify a network of right‑leaning astroturf groups in Dallas through a ...
Reporting by the Texas Observer, D Magazine, the Dallas Weekly and local reporters presents a consistent picture that Monty Bennett financially backed a network of groups — including Dallas Justice No...