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Koch Industries
Chris Ruddy and Koch Industries are connected through social interactions at Trump properties, potentially leveraging influence within political settings.
Corruption In Action: Koch Brothers Position Themselves For … - HuffPost link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:58:36.241208
- Topics: Donald Trump presidential administration controversies, Fossil fuel industry, Environmental policy of the first Donald Trump administration, Trump administration political influence network
- Media: Republic Report
- Orgs: Koch Industries, United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Events:
- People: Christopher Ruddy, David Koch, Bill Koch (businessman), Charles Koch, Scott Pruitt, Harry Hurt III
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Charles Koch
Charles Koch and Chris Ruddy both participated in the Knight Media Forum, where Koch’s influence through Sarah Ruger and Ruddy’s role as a speaker were noted.
The Knight Foundation’s ties to extremists undermine journalism’s future link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:58:36.914974
- Topics: Far-right politics, Political polarization in the United States
- Media: Newsmax
- Orgs: American Enterprise Institute, Charles Koch Institute, The Daily Caller, American Legislative Exchange Council
- Events: Knight Media Forum
- People: Yuval Levin, Jane Mayer
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Elon Musk
Chris Ruddy and Elon Musk both criticized NewsGuard for influencing media narratives and advocating bias against conservative outlets.
Musk Calls NewsGuard a ‘Scam,’ Demands Its Disbandment link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:58:37.038940
- Topics: Media bias, Censorship, Disinformation code collaboration with the European Union
- Media: Twitter, Newsmax
- Orgs: NewsGuard, Global Disinformation Index, European Union
- Events:
- People: Christopher Ruddy, Elon Musk, Mike Benz, Tim Pool, Matt Skibinski, Steve Brill
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