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:{From the White House to the halls of Congress to less glamorous federal government agencies, lobbyists are tasked with delivering their clients’ messages throughout Washington, D.C.
OpenSecrets’ recently-revamped }:lobbying database includes the ability to see which lobbyists are attempting to influence each government agency.
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Capitalizing on Conflict
February 25, 2021
Over the last two decades, the extensive network of lobbyists and donors tied to the defense industry directed $285 million in campaign contributions and $2.5 billion in lobbying spending as they pushed the government to approve tens of billions in arms sales.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2020 — With the digital-dominated 2020 election shifting into high gear, OpenSecrets is releasing a new searchable, sortable online ads database that provides comprehensive details about political ad spending on Google and Facebook.
OpenSecrets is tracking over 80,000 online political advertisers, more than four times the number of committees registered with the Federal Election Commission. Each advertiser has its own profile, which includes:
- Its total spending on both Facebook and Google ads over time
- Information about and links to each of the Facebook and Google pages where it runs ads
- Its total Facebook ad spending in each state
Online ads are at the center of strategies to misinform and deceive voters ahead of Election Day. This section will help users identify the online forces behind political messages and better understand their affiliations with political groups. Mysterious “dark money” organizations, industry groups and fake news websites are among the advertisers pouring millions into ads to influence voters.
OpenSecrets used machine learning to group numerous Facebook and Google pages into one distinct profile, allowing users to see the full extent of each advertiser’s political spending. Our partners at the Wesleyan Media Project and the NYU Online Political Ads Transparency Project contributed substantially to the data collection for this project, which was made possible by support from Democracy Fund and Media Democracy Fund.
Visit the new Online Ads section here
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