{"id":2512014,"date":"2025-11-18T18:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-george-soros-sent-funding-to-group-that-aims-to-crush-conservative-media\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T18:24:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:24:21","slug":"report-george-soros-sent-funding-to-group-that-aims-to-crush-conservative-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-george-soros-sent-funding-to-group-that-aims-to-crush-conservative-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: George Soros Sent Funding to Group That Aims to Crush Conservative Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-george-soros-sent-funding-to-group-that-aims-to-crush-conservative-media%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2512014&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Open Society Foundations, established by George Soros, has reportedly funded the centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) with $250,000 to support efforts aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/regnery-publisher-accuses-nyt-of-keeping-michael-knowles-book-on-censorship-off-best-seller-list\/\" title=\"Regnery Publisher Accuses NYT Of Keeping Michael Knowles\u2019 Book On Censorship Off Best Seller List\">censoring conservative media<\/a>. According to a report by The Washington Free Beacon, the CCDH is a British nonprofit that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-barr-is-all-in-with-the-mar-a-lago-raid\/\" title=\"Bill Barr is All-in With the Mar-a-Lago Raid\">pressures social media platforms<\/a>, advertisers, and investors to remove content it classifies as hate speech or disinformation, often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-texas-students-behind-censorship-project-targeting-conservative-news-outlets\/\" title=\"UT Students Censor Conservative News Outlets\">targeting conservative outlets<\/a> like The Federalist and The daily Wire. The CCDH has actively campaigned against Elon Musk&#8217;s platform X (formerly Twitter), including lobbying advertisers to withdraw support and pushing for regulatory measures. Elon Musk sued the CCDH in 2023 over claims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-dismisses-hunter-biden-censorship-revelations\/\" title=\"White House Dismisses Hunter Biden Censorship Revelations\">increased hate speech<\/a> on X. The organization&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >funding sources remain largely undisclosed<\/a>, though some contributions from othre foundations have been reported. Political figures, including Rep.Jim Jordan and former President Donald Trump, have called for investigations into the group and its ties to Soros, amid concerns about censorship and influence on digital speech.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Open Society Foundations, the left-wing slush fund founded by George Soros, is spending big money to silence conservatives in the media.<\/p>\n<p>The group sent $250,000 last year to an organization called the Center for Countering Digital Hate, according to an exclusive report published Monday by The Washington Free Beacon.<\/p>\n<p>The Free Beacon <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/exclusive-george-soros-gave-250k-to-british-group-working-to-censor-conservative-news-sites-and-kill-musks-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the grant provided &ldquo;general support&rdquo; to the British nonprofit, which works to pressure social media companies, advertisers, and investors into censoring content it deems &ldquo;hate&rdquo; or &ldquo;disinformation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The report said the CCDH has pushed companies to limit or remove content from conservative news outlets, including the Federalist and the Daily Wire, over content it viewed as racist.<\/p>\n<p>The CCDH has previously urged Google to ban ads from the Federalist and Zero Hedge in 2020 over comments about George Floyd that the group labeled racist.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire was targeted by the CCDH in January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The organization was founded in 2018 by former Labour Party operative Imran Ahmed.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Free Beacon, internal memos published by Racket News show that the CCDH last year &ldquo;quietly organized a campaign to &lsquo;kill Musk&rsquo;s Twitter,&rsquo;&rdquo; now known as X, by pressuring advertisers to abandon the platform.<\/p>\n<p>The group also met with 16 congressional offices during Elon Musk&rsquo;s legal fight with the CCDH and held meetings with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Wisconsin Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>It further lobbied for the creation of an &ldquo;independent digital regulator.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The CCDH has been especially aggressive toward X since Musk purchased the platform in October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/knightcolumbia.org\/cases\/x-corp-v-center-for-countering-digital-hate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sued<\/a> the group in July 2023 over a CCDH report claiming hate speech had increased on the platform, according to the Free Beacon.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican, subpoenaed the group in 2023 for a list of donors as part of an investigation into alleged collusion to censor speech on major platforms.<\/p>\n<p>While CCDH does not disclose its donors, the Free Beacon reported that other organizations have identified contributions, including $415,000 from the Skoll Fund and $403,175 from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, both in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The group reported $2.1 million in revenue that year.<\/p>\n<p>The Free Beacon reported the Trump administration is weighing action related to the CCDH and the Soros network.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/thespectator.com\/topic\/trump-british-disinformation-complex-centre-countering-digital-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has called<\/a> for investigations into Soros and his son Alex over their what role their funding network has in fronting cash for riots and protests.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to an exclusive report from The Washington Free Beacon on Monday, the foundation donated $250,000 last year to the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). This British nonprofit uses such funding to pressure social media platforms, advertisers, and investors into censoring content it labels as &#8220;hate&#8221; or &#8220;disinformation.&#8221; The CCDH has pushed companies to restrict or remove material from conservative outlets like the Federalist and Daily Wire over alleged racist content. 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