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Bookmark or Share- What We Learned About ‘Dark Money’ - The New York TimesDark money is driving a privatization of politics, funding ads, voter turnout and lawsuits — things once left to campaigns and parties. One entity on the left, the Sixteen Thirty Fund, spent...
- Dark Money Basics - OpenSecretsDark Money refers to political spending meant to influence the decision of a voter, where the donor is not disclosed and the source of the money is unknown. Depending on the circumstances, Dark Money can refer to funds spent by a political nonprofit or a super PAC.
- Unprecedented surge in ‘dark money’ floods 2024 electionsIn 2023 alone, shell companies and dark money groups injected over $162 million into political groups such as super PACs, surpassing the level of dark contributions seen at the same point in any prior election cycle, a new OpenSecrets analysis of Federal Election Commission data found.
- What is political ‘dark money’ — and is it bad?But when the source of political money isn’t known, that’s dark money. What does political dark money look like? The two most common vehicles for dark money in politics are politically active nonprofits and corporate entities such as limited liability companies.
- Dark Money - Brennan Center for JusticeDark money continues to seep into executive, legislative, and even judicial elections, threatening the impartiality of state supreme courts across the country. Without transparency, voters don’t know who is trying to influence them, making it harder for them to reach informed decisions.
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