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Exposing grifters and fraudulent schemes targeting conservatives
A Ponzi Scheme Built on Faith and Politics On April 1, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced that Bankers Life Advisory Services and Bankers Life Securities had agreed to…
In the first year of the 2025-2026 election cycle, political action committees raised a staggering $4.6 billion and spent $3.4 billion, according to Federal Election Commission filings. But an unknown…
Domain WHOIS records and digital ad network transparency reports expose a thriving industry of foreign-operated websites that mimic conservative news outlets, generate AI-written outrage content, and siphon advertising revenue from…
In the murky intersection of online conspiracy culture and digital commerce, a new class of entrepreneur has emerged: the QAnon influencer. What began as anonymous posts on fringe message boards…
Supply chain tracking and Shopify store analysis reveal a thriving industry of influencers and online retailers selling “American Made” patriotic merchandise that is actually dropshipped directly from Chinese factories —…
A TIJ News investigation into the multibillion-dollar market for unofficial political merchandise reveals a supply chain that starts in Chinese factories, passes through anonymous dropshippers, and ends in the wallets…
County court eviction dockets and FBI intelligence assessments reveal a surge in property fraud by sovereign citizen adherents — individuals who reject government authority while exploiting its legal systems to…
An investigation into how survivalist food companies exploit political fear to sell overpriced, nutritionally deficient products to Americans convinced that societal collapse is imminent. Marketing the Apocalypse The emergency food…
Blockchain ledger analysis and SEC enforcement records reveal how politically themed cryptocurrencies — marketed to conservative investors as patriotic alternatives to the financial establishment — functioned as textbook pump-and-dump schemes.…
Three years after the We Build the Wall fraud convictions, TIJ News traces the full financial trail of $25 million in donor funds through a network of shell companies, personal…