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Mark Zuckerberg spend $400MM to get influence over state election offices in key swing states.

Makes you wonder.

> $400MM

What is MM - million million, i.e. 4e14 - 400 trillion. That's 15+ times entire US gross domestic product

Proof for this claim?

Not a statement on any claims of influence but the amount seems about right. "The couple [Zuckerberg and Chan] awarded $400 million to nonprofits for election assistance"

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/08/943242106/how-private-money-f...

It has also been criticized for its strings-attached funding with clear partisan aims of influence.

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2022/06/07/...

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