Musk-Backed Republican PACs Publish Misleading "Progress 2028" and Israel Ads

After Elon Musk and other donors reportedly gave over $100 million to a political group, the group funded swing state ads featuring misleading Kamala Harris policy positions.

Progress 2028: OpenSecrets (Center bias) reported on Thursday that a nonprofit called Building America's Future coordinated a "dark money network" to publish ads about a supposed progressive policy platform called "Progress 2028." The ads lead to a website that appears to support Harris for the presidency, but lists several policy positions Harris does not presently support, including banning fracking and opening Medicaid to unauthorized immigrants. Building America's Future registered "Progress 2028" as a fictitious name in Virginia.

Israel Ads: Last Tuesday, HuffPost (Left) reported that Building America's Future had targeted Muslim and Jewish voters with conflicting messages that Harris is pro-Israel and anti-Israel, respectively. 

How the Media Covered It: Both stories were covered by many left outlets and some in the center. ZeroHedge (Lean Right) covered the pro-Israel ads in September, but AllSides could not find coverage of the latest developments from the right. Outlets on the left used sensational language to describe the financial details, writing that Building America's Future was "pouring money" into an "advertising blitz." Jewish Insider (Center) said one of the ads used "antisemitic tropes" by mentioning Harris' husband Doug Emhoff's Jewish faith.

AllSides Weighs In: AllSides published an article detailing the activity of Building America's Future to give our readers a clear and balanced picture of what happened.