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During the 2020 presidential election, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, spearheaded by the wife of Facebook overlord Mark Zuckerberg, donated $400 million to election efforts, with the large majority of the funds going to the Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL).1-2 CTCL also receives funding from Google and is run by a former Obama Foundation fellow, whose stated goal is to “make U.S. elections more inclusive.”3
CTCL’s election grants—or “Zuckerbucks”—were largely pitched as resources to help states grapple with COVID-19-related challenges and “safely serve every voter.”4 In an October Facebook post, Mark Zuckerberg said the funding was “to support election officials” and address “unprecedented challenges.”5 But a quick dive into the available data shows that the funds were largely requested for get-out-the-vote efforts, influenced Democrat vote turnout, and may have actually impacted the results of the election in some states.
Where did the money go?