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Dark money group targets democratic donors

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A dark money group sent mysterious emails to Democratic donors asking them to confirm recent donations.

The emails were sent by the Fair Election Fund , which says it's working to uncover alleged electoral malfeasance.

The group says it has identified 60,000 people who were named as small-dollar donors in the Biden-Harris campaign’s July FEC report but didn’t recall making the contribution.

There is no public evidence that ActBlue has stolen anyone's identity or has been involved in money laundering.

The Fair Election Fund and other ActBlue critics have offered no evidence of a broader conspiracy they're insinuating.

It's unclear how the group ensured that the donor contact information it obtained was correct.

The group has shared its findings with five Republican state attorneys general, two of whom quickly said in statements they would look into the allegations.

The Fair Election Fund claims to have $5 million when it launched but does not appear to be raising money online.

Google ’s online Transparency Center for ads indicates that some of the digital ads the group has run were paid for by another organization, a corporation registered last year in Delaware .

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