“We Knew They Were Paying Informants”: SPLC Donors Reject Trump DOJ Fraud Claims ^87.6%

The Intercept - By Noah Hurowitz - 4/24/2026, 3:57 PM

Confirmation Bias 32.7% - Negativity Bias 21.3% - Anecdotal 17.3%

More than a dozen donors to the Southern Poverty Law Center feel that a recent Department of Justice indictment accusing the group of defrauding contributors by paying informants is farcical, the donors told The Intercept. “It’s simultaneously infuriating and laughable that they’re charging the SPLC with funding hate groups,” said Mary... more