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Deceptive 'pro-Harris' manifesto tied to pro-Trump group

WASHINGTON: It looks like Kamala Harris's political manifesto, but the catchily titled Progress 2028 is actually a fake document that a funding watchdog says was produced by a dark money group with ties to Donald Trump's billionaire backer Elon Musk. Researchers say Progress 2028 – purportedly a lib

WASHINGTON: It looks like Kamala Harris's political manifesto, but the catchily titled Progress 2028 is actually a fake document that a funding watchdog says was produced by a dark money group with ties to Donald Trump's billionaire backer Elon Musk. Researchers say Progress 2028 – purportedly a liberal counter to the conservative initiative Project 2025 – is riddled with misinformation and is behind a series of Facebook ads that distort the Democratic contender's policy positions about key issues such as immigration and gun control. Backing it is a group called Building America's Future, a conservative dark money network that has reportedly received funding from Musk, the world's richest man and a vigorous campaigner for Republican Trump's re-election bid.

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