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'''Correct the Record''' was a super [[political action committee|PAC]] founded by [[David Brock]]. It supported [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campaign,_2016|2016 presidential campaign]]. The super PAC aimed to find and confront social media users who posted unflattering messages about Clinton and paid anonymous tipsters for unflattering scoops about [[Bernie Sanders]] and [[Donald Trump]], including audio and video recordings and internal documents.
'''Correct the Record''' was a hybrid PAC/super [[political action committee|PAC]] founded by [[David Brock]]. It supported [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016|2016 presidential campaign]]. The PAC aimed to "find and confront social media users" who posted "unflattering messages about the Democratic front-runner".<ref name="latimes">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-clinton-digital-trolling-20160506-snap-htmlstory.html|title=Be nice to Hillary Clinton online — or risk a confrontation with her super PAC|date=May 9, 2016|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name="atlantic"/>


==History==
==History==
The organization was created in May 2015 when it spun off from [[American Bridge 21st Century]], another Democratic Super PAC. It coordinated with Clinton's [[Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016|2016 U.S. presidential campaign]] via a loophole in campaign finance law that it says permits coordination with digital campaigns.<ref name=times>{{cite news|last1=Halper|first1=Evan|title=Be nice to Hillary Clinton online — or risk a confrontation with her super PAC|url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-clinton-digital-trolling-20160506-snap-htmlstory.html|accessdate=22 September 2016|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name=fact>{{cite news|last1=Nurik|first1=Chloe|title=Correct the Record|url=http://www.factcheck.org/2016/01/correct-the-record/|accessdate=22 September 2016|publisher=FactCheck.org|date=January 22, 2016}}</ref>
The organization was created in May 2015 when it spun off from [[American Bridge 21st Century]], another Democratic Super PAC. It coordinated with Clinton's [[Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016|2016 U.S. presidential campaign]] via a loophole in campaign finance law that it says permits coordination with digital campaigns.<ref name=times>{{cite news|last1=Halper|first1=Evan|title=Be nice to Hillary Clinton online — or risk a confrontation with her super PAC|url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-clinton-digital-trolling-20160506-snap-htmlstory.html|access-date=22 September 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name=fact>{{cite news|last1=Nurik|first1=Chloe|title=Correct the Record|url=http://www.factcheck.org/2016/01/correct-the-record/|access-date=22 September 2016|publisher=FactCheck.org|date=January 22, 2016}}</ref>


==Purpose==
==Purpose==


In July 2015, Correct the Record teamed with [[Priorities USA Action]], another pro-Clinton super PAC, to create a fundraising committee called American Priorities ’16.<ref>{{cite news|title=Two 'Super PACs' Backing Hillary Clinton Join Fundraising Forces|url=https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/07/31/two-super-pacs-backing-hillary-clinton-join-fund-raising-forces/?mtrref=www.factcheck.org&gwh=7380DEBB0B91D97EE47D2D80B078D5CE&gwt=pay|accessdate=22 September 2016|publisher=New York Times|date=July 31, 2015}}</ref>
In July 2015, Correct the Record teamed with [[Priorities USA Action]], another pro-Clinton super PAC, to create a fundraising committee called American Priorities '16.<ref>{{cite news|title=Two 'Super PACs' Backing Hillary Clinton Join Fundraising Forces|url=https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/07/31/two-super-pacs-backing-hillary-clinton-join-fund-raising-forces/?mtrref=www.factcheck.org&gwh=7380DEBB0B91D97EE47D2D80B078D5CE&gwt=pay|access-date=22 September 2016|work=New York Times|date=July 31, 2015}}</ref>


In October 2015, historian Allida Black and political strategist Connor Shaw launched "Let's Talk Hillary" in partnership with Correct the Record and Wild Onion Media. The $1 million project was used to give Hillary Clinton's long time friends and co-workers a platform to describe the woman they knew. The project was largely considered a success and awarded numerous awards, including the Golden Donkey in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rucker |first1=Phil |title=Super PAC launches 'Let's Talk Hillary' to reveal a softer side of Clinton |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/super-pac-launches-lets-talk-hillary-to-reveal-a-softer-side-of-clinton/2015/10/25/3ba216ae-7b3c-11e5-afce-2afd1d3eb896_story.html?noredirect=on |newspaper=the Washington Post}}</ref>
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In April 2016, Correct the Record announced that it would be spending $1 million to find and confront social media users who post unflattering messages about Clinton.<ref name=times/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Foran|first1=Claire|title=A $1 Million Fight Against Hillary Clinton's Online Trolls|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/correct-the-record-online-trolls/484847/|accessdate=22 September 2016|publisher=The Atlantic|date=May 31, 2016}}</ref> The organization's president, Brad Woodhouse, said they had "about a dozen people engaged in [producing] nothing but positive content on Hillary Clinton" and had a team distributing information "particularly of interest to women".<ref>Ben Luke, ''Artists raise millions for Hillary Clinton'' [http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/artists-raise-millions-for-hillary-clinton/].</ref>


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In April 2016, Correct the Record announced that it would be spending $1 million to find and confront social media users who post unflattering messages about Clinton in a "task force" called "Barrier Breakers 2016".<ref name=times/><ref name="atlantic">{{cite news|last1=Foran|first1=Claire|title=A $1 Million Fight Against Hillary Clinton's Online Trolls|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/correct-the-record-online-trolls/484847/|access-date=22 September 2016|publisher=The Atlantic|date=May 31, 2016}}</ref> In addition to this, the task force aimed to encourage Sanders supporters to support Clinton and to thank both "prominent supporters and committed superdelegates".<ref>{{cite web |title=Barrier Breakers 2016: A Project of Correct The Record |url=https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000154-3082-d20b-a1fc-b3e3368b0000 |publisher=Politico}}</ref> The organization's president, Brad Woodhouse, said they had "about a dozen people engaged in [producing] nothing but positive content on Hillary Clinton" and had a team distributing information "particularly of interest to women".<ref>Ben Luke, ''Artists raise millions for Hillary Clinton'' [http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/artists-raise-millions-for-hillary-clinton/].</ref> A spokesperson also claimed that posts from the organization were "always identified" as being from it.<ref name="latimes"/>
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In September 2016, Correct the Record announced a project called "Trump Leaks". Correct the Record said it would pay anonymous tipsters for unflattering scoops about [[Donald Trump]], including audio and video recordings and internal documents.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Seitz-Wald|first1=Alex|title=Democratic Super PAC to Pay for Dirt on Donald Trump|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/democratic-super-pac-pay-trump-dirt-n648591|accessdate=22 September 2016|publisher=NBC News|date=September 15, 2016}}</ref>


The Super PAC ran ads against Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernie Sanders Brushes Off Clinton Super PAC Attacks |date=17 September 2015 |url=https://time.com/4037944/bernie-sanders-correct-record-david-brock/ |publisher=Time}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hillary Clinton wrong that no negative ads have hit Bernie Sanders |url=https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/may/22/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-wrong-negative-ads-bernie-sanders/ |publisher=Politifact}}</ref>
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On December 31, 2016, the official website was deactivated from its host's servers WPEngine.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170101092259/http://www.correctrecord.org/ Wayback Machine archive capture of 404 page] taken on December 31, 2016</ref>


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In September 2016, Correct the Record announced a project called "Trump Leaks". Correct the Record said it would pay anonymous tipsters for unflattering scoops about [[Donald Trump]], including audio and video recordings and internal documents.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Seitz-Wald|first1=Alex|title=Democratic Super PAC to Pay for Dirt on Donald Trump|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/democratic-super-pac-pay-trump-dirt-n648591|access-date=22 September 2016|work=NBC News|date=September 15, 2016}}</ref>
==Legality==
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[[Super PAC]]s, officially known as "independent-expenditure only committees", are political committees that are legally only allowed to make expenditures that are independent of specific campaigns and which are not coordinated with a candidate or political party. However, Correct the Record says its activities do not fall under this campaign coordination ban restriction, relying on a 2006 [[Federal Election Commission]] "Internet exemption" regulation that said that content posted online for free is off limits from regulation. According to FEC rules, online postings do not technically count as campaign expenditures, which allows independent groups to consult with candidates about the content they post on their sites.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gold|first1=Matea|title=How a super PAC plans to coordinate directly with Hillary Clinton’s campaign|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/05/12/how-a-super-pac-plans-to-coordinate-directly-with-hillary-clintons-campaign/|accessdate=22 September 2016|publisher=Washington Post|date=May 12, 2015}}</ref>


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On December 31, 2016, the official website was deactivated from its host's servers WPEngine.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161208182904/http://correctrecord.org/ Wayback Machine archive capture of 404 page] taken on December 31, 2016</ref>
In July 2016, leaked [[2016 Democratic National Committee email leak|Democratic National Committee emails]] appeared to show the Clinton presidential campaign and senior Clinton aides, including [[John Podesta]], her campaign chairman, were coordinating with the Correct the Record PAC.<ref>Ben Luke, ''Artists raise millions for Hillary Clinton'', The Art Newspaper, 3 November 2016. [http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/artists-raise-millions-for-hillary-clinton/]</ref> These included an email stating that the campaign would "work with CTR and DNC to publicize specific GOP candidate vulnerabilities" and others dealing with fundraising issues for CTR.<ref>Lee Fang, Andrew Perez, ''Hacked Emails Prove Coordination Between Clinton Campaign and Super PACs'', The Intercept, October 18, 2016.[https://theintercept.com/2016/10/18/hillary-superpac-coordination/]</ref>


==Donors==
==Legality==
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[[Super PAC]]s, officially known as "independent expenditure-only committees", are political committees that are legally only allowed to make expenditures that are independent of specific campaigns and which are not coordinated with a candidate or political party. However, Correct the Record says its activities do not fall under this campaign coordination ban restriction, relying on a 2006 [[Federal Election Commission]] "Internet exemption" regulation that said that content posted online for free is off limits from regulation. According to FEC rules, online postings do not technically count as campaign expenditures, which allows independent groups to consult with candidates about the content they post on their sites.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gold|first1=Matea|title=How a super PAC plans to coordinate directly with Hillary Clinton's campaign|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/05/12/how-a-super-pac-plans-to-coordinate-directly-with-hillary-clintons-campaign/|access-date=22 September 2016|newspaper=Washington Post|date=May 12, 2015}}</ref>
Major donors to Correct the Record included:
== Criticism ==
*[[Chris Albrecht]]<ref name="correctopen2016">{{cite web|title=Correct the Record: Contributors, 2016 cycle|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgave2.php?cycle=2016&cmte=C00578997|website=OpenSecrets.org|accessdate=October 25, 2016|publisher=[[Center for Responsive Politics]]}}</ref>
In June 2016 Correct the Record was criticized over the hiring of [[Sidney Blumenthal]] who was paid 200,000 per year for part time work. Critics charged that his hiring was politically motivated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathis-Lilley |first=Ben |date=2016-06-28 |title=Democrats Accidentally Reveal How Much Sidney Blumenthal Gets Paid for Knowing Hillary Clinton |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/06/sidney-blumenthal-makes-at-least-200000-a-year-for-knowing-hillary-clinton-david-brock.html |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=Slate Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
*[[James Attwood]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Gary Barnett (real estate developer)|Gary Barnett]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Chuck Close]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Joan Ganz Cooney]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Glen Fukushima]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Tim Gill]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[John D. Goldman]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Michael Kempner]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Jeff Koons]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Henry Laufer]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Barbara F. Lee]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Thomas H. Lee (businessman)|Thomas H. Lee]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Jon Stryker]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Patricia Stryker]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>
*[[Donald Sussman]]<ref name="correctopen2016"/>


During the 2016 election Correct the Record suspended former Clinton adviser [[Burns Strider]] over allegations of sexual harassment.
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:05, 11 July 2024

Correct the Record
PredecessorAmerican Bridge 21st Century
Formation2015
FounderDavid Brock
TypeSuper PAC
PurposeSupported Hillary Clinton's 2016 U.S. presidential campaign
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
MethodsOpposition research against Bernie Sanders & Donald Trump
Websitecorrectrecord.org (Deactivated Dec 31, 2016)
(Archived Feb 8, 2016)

Correct the Record was a hybrid PAC/super PAC founded by David Brock. It supported Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. The PAC aimed to "find and confront social media users" who posted "unflattering messages about the Democratic front-runner".[1][2]

History

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The organization was created in May 2015 when it spun off from American Bridge 21st Century, another Democratic Super PAC. It coordinated with Clinton's 2016 U.S. presidential campaign via a loophole in campaign finance law that it says permits coordination with digital campaigns.[3][4]

Purpose

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In July 2015, Correct the Record teamed with Priorities USA Action, another pro-Clinton super PAC, to create a fundraising committee called American Priorities '16.[5]

In October 2015, historian Allida Black and political strategist Connor Shaw launched "Let's Talk Hillary" in partnership with Correct the Record and Wild Onion Media. The $1 million project was used to give Hillary Clinton's long time friends and co-workers a platform to describe the woman they knew. The project was largely considered a success and awarded numerous awards, including the Golden Donkey in 2015.[6]

In April 2016, Correct the Record announced that it would be spending $1 million to find and confront social media users who post unflattering messages about Clinton in a "task force" called "Barrier Breakers 2016".[3][2] In addition to this, the task force aimed to encourage Sanders supporters to support Clinton and to thank both "prominent supporters and committed superdelegates".[7] The organization's president, Brad Woodhouse, said they had "about a dozen people engaged in [producing] nothing but positive content on Hillary Clinton" and had a team distributing information "particularly of interest to women".[8] A spokesperson also claimed that posts from the organization were "always identified" as being from it.[1]

The Super PAC ran ads against Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primary.[9][10]

In September 2016, Correct the Record announced a project called "Trump Leaks". Correct the Record said it would pay anonymous tipsters for unflattering scoops about Donald Trump, including audio and video recordings and internal documents.[11]

On December 31, 2016, the official website was deactivated from its host's servers WPEngine.[12]

Legality

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Super PACs, officially known as "independent expenditure-only committees", are political committees that are legally only allowed to make expenditures that are independent of specific campaigns and which are not coordinated with a candidate or political party. However, Correct the Record says its activities do not fall under this campaign coordination ban restriction, relying on a 2006 Federal Election Commission "Internet exemption" regulation that said that content posted online for free is off limits from regulation. According to FEC rules, online postings do not technically count as campaign expenditures, which allows independent groups to consult with candidates about the content they post on their sites.[13]

Criticism

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In June 2016 Correct the Record was criticized over the hiring of Sidney Blumenthal who was paid 200,000 per year for part time work. Critics charged that his hiring was politically motivated.[14]

During the 2016 election Correct the Record suspended former Clinton adviser Burns Strider over allegations of sexual harassment.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Be nice to Hillary Clinton online — or risk a confrontation with her super PAC". Los Angeles Times. May 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Foran, Claire (May 31, 2016). "A $1 Million Fight Against Hillary Clinton's Online Trolls". The Atlantic. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b Halper, Evan (May 9, 2016). "Be nice to Hillary Clinton online — or risk a confrontation with her super PAC". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ^ Nurik, Chloe (January 22, 2016). "Correct the Record". FactCheck.org. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Two 'Super PACs' Backing Hillary Clinton Join Fundraising Forces". New York Times. July 31, 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  6. ^ Rucker, Phil. "Super PAC launches 'Let's Talk Hillary' to reveal a softer side of Clinton". the Washington Post.
  7. ^ "Barrier Breakers 2016: A Project of Correct The Record". Politico.
  8. ^ Ben Luke, Artists raise millions for Hillary Clinton [1].
  9. ^ "Bernie Sanders Brushes Off Clinton Super PAC Attacks". Time. 17 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Hillary Clinton wrong that no negative ads have hit Bernie Sanders". Politifact.
  11. ^ Seitz-Wald, Alex (September 15, 2016). "Democratic Super PAC to Pay for Dirt on Donald Trump". NBC News. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  12. ^ Wayback Machine archive capture of 404 page taken on December 31, 2016
  13. ^ Gold, Matea (May 12, 2015). "How a super PAC plans to coordinate directly with Hillary Clinton's campaign". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  14. ^ Mathis-Lilley, Ben (2016-06-28). "Democrats Accidentally Reveal How Much Sidney Blumenthal Gets Paid for Knowing Hillary Clinton". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
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