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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jason Wilson

Harvard billboard accusing students of antisemitism linked to rightwing funder

Demonstrators rally in support of Palestinians at Harvard University on Saturday.
Demonstrators rally in support of Palestinians at Harvard University on Saturday. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

The organization that placed a billboard at Harvard University accusing some students of antisemitism amid the fight between Israel and Hamas is part of a network of rightwing media organizations being funded by a major conservative donor via a shadowy new foundation.

The single largest identified donor last year to Accuracy in Media (AIM), which placed the billboard, is the Informing America Foundation (IAF), formed in 2021, which has already dished out at least $8m to rightwing nonprofit and for-profit organizations, according to IRS filings.

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