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1. Several corporations who have publicly championed Black Lives Matter are quietly paying 6-figures annually to right-wing activist @mschlapp

Schlapp, who has an ugly racial history, has spent weeks smearing and insulting Black Lives Matter

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@mschlapp 2. @Verizon has tweeted repeatedly in support of Black Lives Matter protests and said it is "taking a stand, pairing words with actions, and walking the walk"

It has also paid Schlapp 800K over 7 years, including 40K in the first 3 months of 2020

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3. On Friday, I asked @Verizon its support for Black Lives Matter was consistent with its decision to pay Schlapp to represent the company in Congress

On Sunday, @Verizon told me that it no longer has a contract with Schlapp

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4. Schlapp filed his latest lobbying report for @Verizon on 4/20 and has not filed a termination report. So the contract was canceled very recently.

Did @Verizon cancel Schlapp's contract after I reached out for comment?

Verizon would not tell me.

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5. A lot of corporations are used to saying one thing and doing another.

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6. I asked Schlapp when @Verizon canceled his contract and Schlapp did not respond.

Schlapp did, however, seem to be irritated about something yesterday afternoon

7. Abbott Labs (@AbbottNews), a medical device manufacturer, has vocally supported the Black Lives Matter protests and says recent "events have caused us to stop, reflect and look at our own progress."

The company also pays @mschlapp 200K per year

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8. I asked Abbott how its commitment to racial justice was consistent with paying Schlapp 200K per year to represent the company on Capitol Hill

"We don’t agree with Mr. Schlapp’s comments, and they don’t represent our position or values," Abbott said

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9. I followed up and asked Abbott if they planned to continue to pay Schlapp or not.

Abbott said they had nothing more for me at this time

But Schlapp appears to be having a bad morning

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10. @Comcast and @Walmart also pay @mschlapp 6-figures annually while claiming to be champions for the Black Lives Matter movement

Neither company responded to a request for comment

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1. A man charged this week w/murdering an officer was a member of several Facebook Boogaloo groups

He met his accomplice on Facebook

Facebook now says it's acting to reduce the spread of Boogaloo groups

But it's not following through

I have receipts

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2. Facebook says it will no longer include Boogaloo groups in its "recommendation engine."

But on Facebook yesterday, I was repeatedly recommended Boogaloo pages on Facebook

Again. And again. And again.

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3. This process of pushing someone who joins or visits one Boogaloo page to more and more Boogaloo pages is how people become radicalized online.

Facebook says it takes time to exclude new pages

But I was recommended pages created last October

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1. Facebook is not enforcing its own rules prohibiting ads that promote violence.

This failure may help a Qanon conspiracy theorist become a member of Congress

Sound far-fetched?

Let's review the facts.
2. Marjorie Taylor Greene is running for Congress in Georgia.

She is a supporter of Qanon, a conspiracy group that thinks "Trump is engaged in a shadowy war against a cabal of global elites...and will soon arrest or even execute top Democrats"

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Last Thursday, I reported Green began running this ad where she cocks a semi-automatic rifle and delivers a message to “ANTIFA terrorists”

Facebook told me the ad violated its rules and took it down.

But by that time it had already been viewed by 50K people in Georgia.
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UPDATE: This morning, I reported that @Disney was still advertising on Tucker Carlson, who is using his platform to trash the Black Lives Matter movement

A few minutes ago, Disney told me it will no longer run ads on the program

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@Disney This is the power of independent accountability journalism

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UPDATE: This AM, I reported @PapaJohns was still advertising on Tucker Carlson

It sent me a statement last nite indicating it had no plans to stop

In a new statement, sent to me moments ago, the company said it will no longer advertise on Tucker Carlson

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