‘Dark Money’ Group Paid Democrat Janelle Stelson for Disappearing Podcast ^28%

NOTUS - By Avani Kalra - 7/2/2026, 9:27 AM

Negativity Bias 18.6% - Pessimism Bias 14.1% - Framing Effect 12.3%

Janelle Stelson, a former local news anchor who Democrats are hoping will unseat Republican Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pennsylvania) this November in one of the nation’s hottest House races, was paid by a “dark money” group to produce a podcast that no longer exists online, federal records show. Stelson was paid $45,000 between January 2024 and... more