How Major Corporations Funded SPLC’s Astroturf Hate Campaign

[Tobytone]

Sunday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the SPLC.

Marlow said, “It does reach into corporate America. And I think that one thing to point out is how corporate America supported the SPLC.”

The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, broadcasts coast to coast on weekdays from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern on the Salem Radio Network stations. You can listen to the radio show online here. The show also airs at 9 p.m. Eastern on the Salem TV news channel. Marlow’s podcast, The Alex Marlow Show Presented by Breitbart News, is released weekdays at 9 p.m. Eastern. You can subscribe to the podcast on YouTube, Rumble, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.



https://www.breitbart.com/clips/202...rations-funded-splcs-astroturf-hate-campaign/ via @BreitbartNews

 

[Grim Reaper]

Sunday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the SPLC.

Marlow said, “It does reach into corporate America. And I think that one thing to point out is how corporate America supported the SPLC.”

The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, broadcasts coast to coast on weekdays from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern on the Salem Radio Network stations. You can listen to the radio show online here. The show also airs at 9 p.m. Eastern on the Salem TV news channel. Marlow’s podcast, The Alex Marlow Show Presented by Breitbart News, is released weekdays at 9 p.m. Eastern. You can subscribe to the podcast on YouTube, Rumble, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.



https://www.breitbart.com/clips/202...rations-funded-splcs-astroturf-hate-campaign/ via @BreitbartNews

FACT CHECK: What Tobytone posted is technically accurate but highly incomplete​

1. Yes — Alex Marlow did say this on his show.​

The Breitbart clip and article accurately quote Alex Marlow discussing the SPLC and claiming that:

• Corporate America “supported” the SPLC
• Corporations “funded” what he calls the SPLC’s “astroturf hate campaign”

This is accurate reporting of what Marlow said.

2. But the claim itself (“corporations funded SPLC’s astroturf hate campaign”) is commentary, not a factual finding.​

Marlow is expressing a political opinion, not citing new evidence. Breitbart frames it as:

• SPLC = “astroturf hate campaign”
• Corporations = “funding” it

This is editorial framing, not a neutral factual statement.

What is factually true about SPLC and corporate donations?​

A. SPLC has historically received corporate donations​

This is documented in public IRS filings and reporting by:

• The Washington Post
• The Atlantic
• NPR
• CharityWatch

Large companies (e.g., Apple, JP Morgan, Google) have donated to SPLC, especially after the 2017 Charlottesville rally.

B. But “funding an astroturf hate campaign” is not a factual description​

That is Breitbart’s ideological framing, not a documented fact.
No mainstream or investigative outlet has described SPLC’s operations as an “astroturf hate campaign.” Criticism of SPLC exists — from both left and right — but the term “astroturf hate campaign” is Breitbart’s language, not a neutral assessment.

Bias Check: What Breitbart is doing here​

1. Selective framing​

Breitbart:

• Highlights SPLC’s critics
• Uses emotionally charged language (“hate campaign”)
• Presents Marlow’s opinion as if it were a factual revelation

2. Omission of context​

Breitbart does not mention:

• SPLC’s long history of corporate donations
• SPLC’s own public financial disclosures
• That SPLC is rated as a legitimate nonprofit by Charity Navigator
• That SPLC has also faced internal criticism (e.g., 2019 leadership shakeup)

These omissions make the claim appear more explosive than it is.

3. Platform promotion disguised as news​

The post is partly an advertisement for:

• Marlow’s radio show
• Salem Radio Network
• Breitbart’s podcast distribution

This is common in Breitbart “clips” articles.

Bottom-line summary​

Claim	Status	Notes
Marlow said corporations funded SPLC	True	He said this on his show.
Breitbart accurately quoted Marlow	True	The article reflects his words.
Corporations have donated to SPLC	True	Publicly documented.
SPLC runs an “astroturf hate campaign”	Opinion / Not factual	No independent evidence; ideological framing.
Breitbart article is neutral	False	Strong editorial bias and selective context.

 

[Ichabod Stain]

FACT CHECK: What Tobytone posted is technically accurate but highly incomplete​

1. Yes — Alex Marlow did say this on his show.​

The Breitbart clip and article accurately quote Alex Marlow discussing the SPLC and claiming that:

• Corporate America “supported” the SPLC
• Corporations “funded” what he calls the SPLC’s “astroturf hate campaign”

This is accurate reporting of what Marlow said.

2. But the claim itself (“corporations funded SPLC’s astroturf hate campaign”) is commentary, not a factual finding.​

Marlow is expressing a political opinion, not citing new evidence. Breitbart frames it as:

• SPLC = “astroturf hate campaign”
• Corporations = “funding” it

This is editorial framing, not a neutral factual statement.

What is factually true about SPLC and corporate donations?​

A. SPLC has historically received corporate donations​

This is documented in public IRS filings and reporting by:

• The Washington Post
• The Atlantic
• NPR
• CharityWatch

Large companies (e.g., Apple, JP Morgan, Google) have donated to SPLC, especially after the 2017 Charlottesville rally.

B. But “funding an astroturf hate campaign” is not a factual description​

That is Breitbart’s ideological framing, not a documented fact.
No mainstream or investigative outlet has described SPLC’s operations as an “astroturf hate campaign.” Criticism of SPLC exists — from both left and right — but the term “astroturf hate campaign” is Breitbart’s language, not a neutral assessment.

Bias Check: What Breitbart is doing here​

1. Selective framing​

Breitbart:

• Highlights SPLC’s critics
• Uses emotionally charged language (“hate campaign”)
• Presents Marlow’s opinion as if it were a factual revelation

2. Omission of context​

Breitbart does not mention:

• SPLC’s long history of corporate donations
• SPLC’s own public financial disclosures
• That SPLC is rated as a legitimate nonprofit by Charity Navigator
• That SPLC has also faced internal criticism (e.g., 2019 leadership shakeup)

These omissions make the claim appear more explosive than it is.

3. Platform promotion disguised as news​

The post is partly an advertisement for:

• Marlow’s radio show
• Salem Radio Network
• Breitbart’s podcast distribution

This is common in Breitbart “clips” articles.

Bottom-line summary​

Claim	Status	Notes
Marlow said corporations funded SPLC	True	He said this on his show.
Breitbart accurately quoted Marlow	True	The article reflects his words.
Corporations have donated to SPLC	True	Publicly documented.
SPLC runs an “astroturf hate campaign”	Opinion / Not factual	No independent evidence; ideological framing.
Breitbart article is neutral	False	Strong editorial bias and selective context.

you're a fucking idiot with all your excess bullshit and meaningless retard tables.

you're dumber than a shit-nickel.

 

[Grim Reaper]

you're a fucking idiot with all your excess bullshit and meaningless retard tables.

you're dumber than a shit-nickel.

What you wrote isn’t an argument it’s an emotional reaction to being presented with structured information you can’t refute.

When someone jumps straight to:

• personal insults
• hostility
• attacking the format instead of the content

…it’s because they can’t challenge the substance.

My table laid out verifiable facts and separated them from opinion. Your reply avoided every factual point and went straight to name‑calling.

That’s not debate. That’s avoidance.

 

[Ichabod Stain]

What you wrote isn’t an argument it’s an emotional reaction to being presented with structured information you can’t refute.

When someone jumps straight to:

• personal insults
• hostility
• attacking the format instead of the content

…it’s because they can’t challenge the substance.

My table laid out verifiable facts and separated them from opinion. Your reply avoided every factual point and went straight to name‑calling.

That’s not debate. That’s avoidance.

no.

it's a sober assessment of your contribution to the thread:

unsubstantiated assertions, made up categories of analysis, and retard tables.

 

[Grim Reaper]

no.

it's a sober assessment of your contribution to the thread:

unsubstantiated assertions, made up categories of analysis, and retard tables.

You’ve offered labels, not arguments.

If you think something is wrong, quote it and explain why. Otherwise you’re just reacting, not rebutting.

 

[Ichabod Stain]

You’ve offered labels, not arguments.

If you think something is wrong, quote it and explain why. Otherwise you’re just reacting, not rebutting.

that's what you AI is.

a collection of irrelevant analysis presented in bullet and table form that ultimately don't contain a meaningful argument.

it's tone policing, attacking sources instead of arguments, and plain old lies.

 

[Grim Reaper]

that's what you AI is.

a collection of irrelevant analysis presented in bullet and table form that ultimately don't contain a meaningful argument.

it's tone policing, attacking sources instead of arguments, and plain old lies.

None of that addresses anything I said.

If you have a factual correction, present it. If not, the rest is just noise.

 

[Crepitus]

Sunday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the SPLC.

Marlow said, “It does reach into corporate America. And I think that one thing to point out is how corporate America supported the SPLC.”

The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, broadcasts coast to coast on weekdays from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern on the Salem Radio Network stations. You can listen to the radio show online here. The show also airs at 9 p.m. Eastern on the Salem TV news channel. Marlow’s podcast, The Alex Marlow Show Presented by Breitbart News, is released weekdays at 9 p.m. Eastern. You can subscribe to the podcast on YouTube, Rumble, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.



https://www.breitbart.com/clips/202...rations-funded-splcs-astroturf-hate-campaign/ via @BreitbartNews

More nonsense accusations.

 

[Guno צְבִי]

Sunday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the SPLC.

Marlow said, “It does reach into corporate America. And I think that one thing to point out is how corporate America supported the SPLC.”

The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, broadcasts coast to coast on weekdays from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern on the Salem Radio Network stations. You can listen to the radio show online here. The show also airs at 9 p.m. Eastern on the Salem TV news channel. Marlow’s podcast, The Alex Marlow Show Presented by Breitbart News, is released weekdays at 9 p.m. Eastern. You can subscribe to the podcast on YouTube, Rumble, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.



https://www.breitbart.com/clips/202...rations-funded-splcs-astroturf-hate-campaign/ via @BreitbartNews

Poor aggrieved pasty face peckerwood

 

[Ichabod Stain]

None of that addresses anything I said.

If you have a factual correction, present it. If not, the rest is just noise.

it's an accurate description of the low quality of your bullshit AI posts.

dumb bullet points, lies, tables of bullshit.

major corporations funds the SPLC hate machine and you only have retard tables.

 

[archives]

Sunday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the SPLC.

Marlow said, “It does reach into corporate America. And I think that one thing to point out is how corporate America supported the SPLC.”

The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, broadcasts coast to coast on weekdays from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern on the Salem Radio Network stations. You can listen to the radio show online here. The show also airs at 9 p.m. Eastern on the Salem TV news channel. Marlow’s podcast, The Alex Marlow Show Presented by Breitbart News, is released weekdays at 9 p.m. Eastern. You can subscribe to the podcast on YouTube, Rumble, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.



https://www.breitbart.com/clips/202...rations-funded-splcs-astroturf-hate-campaign/ via @BreitbartNews

Appears they view the SPLC as less of a threat than the KKK, white nationalist groups, and right wing militias and hate groups

 

[Grim Reaper]

it's an accurate description of the low quality of your bullshit AI posts.

dumb bullet points, lies, tables of bullshit.

major corporations funds the SPLC hate machine and you only have retard tables.

You keep attacking the presentation because you can’t refute the content. Pick one claim and show where it’s wrong.

 

[Ichabod Stain]

You keep attacking the presentation because you can’t refute the content. Pick one claim and show where it’s wrong.

the content is weak, and it relies mostly on formatting.

tone policing and lies mostly. and retard tables.

 

[archives]

Sunday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the SPLC.

Marlow said, “It does reach into corporate America. And I think that one thing to point out is how corporate America supported the SPLC.”

The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, broadcasts coast to coast on weekdays from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern on the Salem Radio Network stations. You can listen to the radio show online here. The show also airs at 9 p.m. Eastern on the Salem TV news channel. Marlow’s podcast, The Alex Marlow Show Presented by Breitbart News, is released weekdays at 9 p.m. Eastern. You can subscribe to the podcast on YouTube, Rumble, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.



https://www.breitbart.com/clips/202...rations-funded-splcs-astroturf-hate-campaign/ via @BreitbartNews

“Breitfart?”

“Portrait of a traitor”​

Portrait of a traitor

Traitor. It is a strong term, especially when applied to the current Vice-President of the United States. But hear me out, and see if my logic is sound. The Merriam-Webster definition of traitor is as…

www.dailykos.com

Get the point?

 

[Grim Reaper]

the content is weak, and it relies mostly on formatting.

tone policing and lies mostly. and retard tables.

You keep repeating the same labels weak, lies, retard tables but you still haven’t identified a single factual error.

If you think something I wrote is wrong, quote it and explain why.

Until you do that, you’re not critiquing the content. You’re just reacting to the formatting.

 

[Ichabod Stain]

You keep repeating the same labels weak, lies, retard tables but you still haven’t identified a single factual error.

If you think something I wrote is wrong, quote it and explain why.

Until you do that, you’re not critiquing the content. You’re just reacting to the formatting.

they remain accurate upon each mention.

you wrote nothing effective or anything that was a rebuttal.

 

[Grim Reaper]

they remain accurate upon each mention.

you wrote nothing effective or anything that was a rebuttal.

You’ve now made multiple posts about your feelings toward the format and zero posts about the actual claims. Whenever you’re ready to address the substance, I’m here.

 

[Ichabod Stain]

You’ve now made multiple posts about your feelings toward the format and zero posts about the actual claims. Whenever you’re ready to address the substance, I’m here.

these aren't feelings. they're just observations.

the substance is major corporations support the SPLC hate machine and you're in denial about it.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

FACT CHECK: What Tobytone posted is technically accurate but highly incomplete​

1. Yes — Alex Marlow did say this on his show.​

The Breitbart clip and article accurately quote Alex Marlow discussing the SPLC and claiming that:

• Corporate America “supported” the SPLC
• Corporations “funded” what he calls the SPLC’s “astroturf hate campaign”

This is accurate reporting of what Marlow said.

Here's an example of Google AI's literalism. It accepts what is 100% accurate.

2. But the claim itself (“corporations funded SPLC’s astroturf hate campaign”) is commentary, not a factual finding.​

Marlow is expressing a political opinion, not citing new evidence. Breitbart frames it as:

• SPLC = “astroturf hate campaign”
• Corporations = “funding” it

This is editorial framing, not a neutral factual statement.

The SPLC clearly funded radical Rightwing hate groups. That is proven in the publicly available documents criminally indicting them.

Using "astroturf hate campaign" is hyperbole. Yes, it is opinion. But it is also accurate. The SPLC was funding radical Rightwing groups to foment hatred that they could then use with their Hate Map and listings to argue for more donations.

Corporations, if they gave the SPLC donations, particularly fairly regularly and in substantial amounts would have been indirectly "funding it."

So, while it is editorial framing in the choice of words, it is also accurate, something Google AI overlooks, likely because of its inherent, programmed in, political bias.

What is factually true about SPLC and corporate donations?​

A. SPLC has historically received corporate donations​

This is documented in public IRS filings and reporting by:

• The Washington Post
• The Atlantic
• NPR
• CharityWatch

Large companies (e.g., Apple, JP Morgan, Google) have donated to SPLC, especially after the 2017 Charlottesville rally.

And, those donations were a substantial part of how the SPLC is funded. That was omitted here.

B. But “funding an astroturf hate campaign” is not a factual description​

That is Breitbart’s ideological framing, not a documented fact.
No mainstream or investigative outlet has described SPLC’s operations as an “astroturf hate campaign.” Criticism of SPLC exists — from both left and right — but the term “astroturf hate campaign” is Breitbart’s language, not a neutral assessment.

As opposed to Google AI's ideological framing. The hyperbole used is accurate, if not word for word factual. Again, Google AI doesn't understand hyperbole and other rhetorical speech. It only accepts literalism.

This is followed by an irrelevant logical fallacy, Appeal to authority. That nothing in the MSM exists using the same language or same wording is irrelevant. This is an attempt by Google AI to downplay what Breitbart said.

Bias Check: What Breitbart is doing here​

1. Selective framing​

Breitbart:

• Highlights SPLC’s critics
• Uses emotionally charged language (“hate campaign”)
• Presents Marlow’s opinion as if it were a factual revelation

Right back at Google AI

2. Omission of context​

Breitbart does not mention:

• SPLC’s long history of corporate donations
• SPLC’s own public financial disclosures
• That SPLC is rated as a legitimate nonprofit by Charity Navigator
• That SPLC has also faced internal criticism (e.g., 2019 leadership shakeup)

These omissions make the claim appear more explosive than it is.

Right back at Google AI

3. Platform promotion disguised as news​

The post is partly an advertisement for:

• Marlow’s radio show
• Salem Radio Network
• Breitbart’s podcast distribution

This is common in Breitbart “clips” articles.

This is essentially a form of ad hominem where Google AI is dismissing the argument on the grounds of who made it.

Bottom-line summary​

Claim	Status	Notes
Marlow said corporations funded SPLC	True	He said this on his show.
Breitbart accurately quoted Marlow	True	The article reflects his words.
Corporations have donated to SPLC	True	Publicly documented.
SPLC runs an “astroturf hate campaign”	Opinion / Not factual	No independent evidence; ideological framing.
Breitbart article is neutral	False	Strong editorial bias and selective context.

The criminal indictments slapped by the DOJ on the SPLC prove the SPLC runs what, using exaggerated language and hyperbole, is essentially an "astroturf hate campaign."

Google AI is neutral. False. Has a strong editorial bias and selective content.