Leaked Media Matters Donor List Reveal It Is Funded By Democrat Mega Donors

 A leaked list of Media Matters donors shows that the self-proclaimed "media watchdog" is funded by some of America's biggest Democratic donors.

Media Matters, which is not required to disclose its donors due to its designation as a charity, appears to have mistakenly identified its five largest donors in a filing with the New Mexico Attorney General, As first reported by the Washington Free Beacon.

Deborah Simon, daughter of the founder of one of America's largest shopping mall companies, donated $4 million to Media Matters. Simon pledged to "do anything" to defeat Trump in 2020 and has given millions of dollars to Democrat candidates and issues, earning him a spot among the top 50 political donors of the 2022 midterm cycle.

LGBT activist Tim Gill's private foundation, the Gill Foundation, provided just under $3 million to Media Matters. Gill is a pioneer of the use of "dark money" in politics, helping to overturn the Colorado state legislature in 2004 with his Colorado Democracy Alliance, which he co-founded with fellow Democrat donor Patricia Stryker.

The other $1.75 million came from Bain Capital co-chairman Joshua Bekenstein and his wife, Anita. The couple have given millions of dollars to Democratic causes and were also among the top 50 politica

Media Matters received another $1.9 million from the Stephen Silberstein Foundation, a leftist organization that has funded other progressive organizations including the Center for American Progress, Amnesty International, and People for the American Way.

Media Matters raised a total of $16.5 million in 2022, and the organization's executives enjoyed hefty salaries, with president Angelo Carusone receiving $406,000 and founder David Brock receiving $270,000, as well as $189,000 from a deferred compensation plan. .

But while Media Matters is funded by Democrat mega-donors and organizes advertiser boycotts against conservatives, it is portrayed as an objective media watchdog, with some news outlets referring to the organization as a "media watchdog." Have neglected to mention its partisan ties.

Media Matters is currently facing investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey. The organization also faced a lawsuit from and tried to portray it as dominated by "anti-Semitic conspiracy theories". Destroy the platform and X Corp.l donors in the 2022 midterms