Trump’s DOJ Investigation Into SPLC Is Shameful, Outrageous, and Predictable

WASHINGTON–MoveOn Civic Action Executive Director Katie Bethell released the following statement in response to the Justice Department investigating the Southern Poverty Law Center:  “The targeting of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is yet another example of the Trump administration’s extreme and unprecedented efforts to silence its critics. At a time of serious domestic and international threats, it is unconscionable that Donald Trump’s Justice Department would waste time and money to carry out another political vendetta.  “MoveOn members stand firmly against using the power of government to seek political revenge…

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MoveOn Slams Advertisers Sticking with Fox News After Outrageous Segment Asserting Canadian Wildfire Smoke Causes No Adverse Health Issues and Denying Impact of Climate Change

Washington, D.C. – Today, MoveOn released a new video as part of its Stop Funding Fox campaign to spotlight consumer brands that are still inexplicably advertising on Fox News, despite the network’s track record of promoting lies and propaganda. The group debuted another “Bought and Paid For” video highlighting a segment on Fox News from June 7 where host Laura Ingraham egged a guest on to promote rampant falsehoods and deny the health emergencies resulting from the air pollution caused by the Canadian wildfires.  On last night’s “The Ingraham Angle,”…

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