Democrat group Florida Rising began fundraising after Hurricane Ian, claiming the funds were going to charity. In reality, it was given to a dark money political C(4), posing as a charity.
Florida Rising Tweeted the fundraising link on September 29th, just a day after Hurricane Ian landed. The tweet claimed that the groups the funds would be going to are the same ones that assisted in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and assured readers that the funds would help “prepare for the rebuilding and recovery.”
Florida Community groups that first collected and distributed aid after Irma is relaunching to prepare for the rebuilding and recovery, after #HurricaneIan. Please share widely and give at 🔗 https://t.co/WWFLnCfhZl pic.twitter.com/OcLH32RvcX
— Florida Rising (Text JOINUS to 58123) (@FLRising) September 29, 2022
However, the link provided, ianresponse.org, is housed by the tech platform ActBlue, according to a report by the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (FRSCC). ActBlue describes itself as a platform that “is available to Democratic candidates and committees, progressive organizations, and nonprofits that share our values…”
😡DISGUSTING: After Hurricane Ian made landfall, Democrat anti-police group Florida Rising began fundraising off of the catastrophic storm. They pushed donors to https://t.co/ZeLJ08DMnN, claiming to be "for rebuilding & recovery after #HurricaneIan" BUT donations went to ActBlue! pic.twitter.com/VLTZSQrbnI
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 #FloridaStrong (@DeSantisWarRoom) October 13, 2022
But that’s not all; not only is the website hosted by a left-wing platform, but it also isn’t even registered as a charity.
The response fund is registered as a dark money organization, according to the FRSCC Report.
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“Read a little further into the fine print and you’ll find that the Florida Ian Response Fund is “not tax deductible” and that it is actually housed at “Organize Action,” a 501(c)4 tax exempt dark money organization.”
"https://t.co/ZeLJ08DMnN" is NOT a registered charity. It's a left-wing dark money activist fund.
Scamming people who want to help hurricane victims = the lowest of the low. @CharlieCrist should disavow Florida Rising, who endorsed him.https://t.co/l0gtbOHhZH pic.twitter.com/ORveHLVpEt
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 #FloridaStrong (@DeSantisWarRoom) October 13, 2022
Florida Rising has endorsed Democrat candidates like Charlie Crist and Val Demings, but they have also gone further and helped sponsor attack ads. DeSantis War Room tweeted about the troubling implications of the discovery.
Florida Rising is a far-left revolutionary syndicate dedicated to demonizing law enforcement, defunding police, promoting "safe" drug abuse & threatening political violence. They endorsed @CharlieCrist… like Biden, he is a puppet for radicals.https://t.co/lS8WxQyIWc pic.twitter.com/6kAY5Q1Lay
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 #FloridaStrong (@DeSantisWarRoom) October 13, 2022
2 weeks ago: Progressive dark-money group Florida Rising solicits donations for "rebuilding and recovery after #HurricaneIan," funds go through ActBlue
Today: "Florida for All," which is funded by Florida Rising, announces a "six-figure ad buy" attacking @RonDeSantisFL pic.twitter.com/d3i8ZK2T8T
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 #FloridaStrong (@DeSantisWarRoom) October 13, 2022
Today @jacobogles of @Fla_Pol & @fineout of @politicofl published reports about a six-figure attack ad buy from "Florida For All, which is funded by Florida Rising. Is this where donations from https://t.co/ZeLJ08DMnN are going? How do political attack ads help hurricane victims? pic.twitter.com/JLof2osOIv
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 #FloridaStrong (@DeSantisWarRoom) October 13, 2022
The report ends with a recommendation to those interested in donating.
“As Floridians continue to rebuild and recover, we strongly urge those who want to help to give to reputable organizations positioned to help people, not political organizations using this money “to win elections and change laws.”
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