该报纸从乔治·索罗斯的开放社会基金会获得50万美元拨款，隶属于覆盖13个州的媒体网络
2026-09-02 15:01 EDT / 福克斯新闻频道
作者：彼得·达布罗斯卡
资深全国通讯员里奇·埃德森从密歇根州贝尔维尔发回报道：进步派候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛益德以微弱优势击败黑利·史蒂文斯，赢得民主党参议院初选。印第安纳州共和党众议员吉姆·班克斯就埃尔赛益德与美国民主党社会主义者纲领在医保和边境政策上的契合度展开讨论。
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底特律讯——福克斯新闻数字频道获得的该报纸复印件显示，一家曾接受乔治·索罗斯开放社会基金会巨额拨款的宣传报纸，将身陷争议的密歇根州左翼联邦参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛益德错误地描述为一名退伍军人。
2026年8月刊《密歇根独立报》的一则头条写道：“埃尔赛益德——退伍军人、医生、前卫生官员——是民主党参议院候选人。”
该报纸在密歇根州分发，其头条照片于上周在社交媒体上流传。目前尚不清楚该报的发行量，但福克斯新闻数字频道在密歇根州获取到了一份实体报纸。
莉兹·皮克：密歇根州可以阻止社会主义狂热——否则只能看着它吞噬参议院
这份在密歇根州流通的自称独立的报纸，封面左下角印有华盛顿特区一家非营利组织的名称和地址——位于缅因大道西南800号的美国独立基金会。
事实证明，这份报纸根本算不上独立。
顶级媒体未披露资助AI新闻编辑室的金主身份
根据该组织的美国国税局990号披露表格，2024年，作为501(c)(3)免税组织的美国独立基金会，从乔治·索罗斯的“促进开放社会基金会”获得了50万美元拨款。
亿万富翁商人、投资者、慈善家索罗斯是知名的左翼大额捐赠者，以支持进步派和民主党事业著称。《华盛顿自由灯塔报》率先报道了该报与索罗斯的关联。
《密歇根独立报》的报道中完全未提及埃尔赛益德是退伍军人，也未澄清：尽管埃尔赛益德拥有医学博士学位，但他从未执业行医。
埃尔赛益德的竞选团队强烈谴责了该报对候选人的错误归类。
竞选团队发言人科尔·沃兹尼亚克告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“阿卜杜勒从未声称自己是退伍军人，出于对服役人员的尊重，他永远不会这么做。任何报道我们竞选活动的媒体或团体都应该做好功课，绝不能再发生此类事件。”
《美国独立报》未回应福克斯新闻数字频道的置评请求。
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索罗斯资助的媒体网络还包括另外12家州级报纸，覆盖俄亥俄州、宾夕法尼亚州、威斯康星州、弗吉尼亚州等关键摇摆州，这些州因竞争激烈的联邦参议院席位，在2026年中期选举中的重要性日益凸显，其中包括缅因州和阿拉斯加州。
部分媒体会共享精选报道。截至本文发稿时，《俄亥俄独立报》和《宾夕法尼亚独立报》都刊登了题为“报告：特朗普与石油巨头坐享渔利，美国民众油价上涨”的文章。
索罗斯网络在一系列选举失利后，重启推进进步派检察官的计划
该新闻网络还有关联的501(c)(4)政治行动组织——美国独立媒体。每个州级网站都自称是美国独立媒体的项目，其宗旨是“用新闻教育公众，为他们提供了解地方和联邦议题所需的信息”。
左翼媒体监督机构媒体事务的创始人、知名民主党幕僚大卫·布罗克也与这个神秘的报纸网络存在关联。
他是501(c)(3)组织美国桥梁的创始人，该组织也是左翼政坛的巨头。美国桥梁的501(c)(4)分支AB基金会在2024年向美国独立媒体捐赠了2350万美元。
民主党参议院候选人“医生”竞选口号遭质疑，执照记录暴露关键空白
这篇关于埃尔赛益德的报道由阿莉莎·伯尔撰写，她的领英页面显示，她目前是《美国独立报》密歇根州政治记者。
她曾就职于MLive媒体集团，该集团运营知名州级报纸《密歇根生活报》，此前还曾在《纽约时报》工作。
彼得·达布罗斯卡是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者。
Abdul El-Sayed dubbed ‘veteran’ by Soros-linked propaganda newspaper distributed in Michigan
The paper received a $500,000 grant from George Soros’ Open Society Foundation and is part of a 13-state network
2026-09-02 15:01 EDT / Fox News
By Peter D’Abrosca
Senior national correspondent Rich Edson reports from Belleville, Michigan, as progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed wins the Democratic Senate primary, narrowly defeating Haley Stevens. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., discusses El-Sayed’s alignment with the Democratic Socialists of America platform, including healthcare and border policies.
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DETROIT —A propaganda newspaper that once accepted a massive grant from George Soros’ Open Society Foundation falsely described beleaguered leftist Michigan U.S. Senate candidate, Abdul El-Sayed as a veteran, according to a copy of that paper obtained by Fox News Digital.
“El-Sayed — veteran, doctor, and former health official — is Democratic Senate pick,” reads a headline in the August 2026 edition of The Michigan Independent.
The papers were distributed in Michigan, and photos of the headline made the rounds on social media last week. The breadth of the paper’s circulation is unclear, but Fox News Digital obtained a physical copy in Michigan.
Abdul El-Sayed, US Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan, speaks during the Michigan Democratic Party’s 2026 nominating convention in Lansing, Michigan, US, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. Since scoring a surprise victory in the Michigan Democratic primary, progressive Senate candidate El-Sayed is trying to push toward the middle to reach the more moderate electorate in a must-win state for the party in November. (Back) Newspaper clipping from The Michigan Independent falsely labeling Abdul El-Sayed a veteran.(Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Obtained by Fox News Digital)
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The purportedly independent paper circulating in Michigan has a Washington, D.C. non-profit’s name and address — The American Independent Foundation at 800 Maine Ave SW — emblazoned in the bottom left corner of the front cover.
As it turns out, the papers aren’t independent at all.
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In 2024, The American Independent Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, received a $500,000 grant from George Soros’ Foundation to Promote Open Society, according to that organization’s IRS 990 disclosure form.
Soros, a billionaire businessman, investor and philanthropist, is a renowned leftist mega donor known for his support of progressive and Democratic causes. The Washington Free Beacon first reported the Soros connection.
The content of the Michigan Independent story mentions nothing of El-Sayed being a veteran, nor does it clarify that while El-Sayed holds an M.D., he has never been a physician.
George Soros pictured on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2020.(Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
El-Sayed’s campaign forcefully condemned the publication’s classification of the candidate.
“Abdul has never claimed to be a veteran, he never would out of his respect for those who served, and any outlet or group writing about our campaign should do their homework and not allow this to happen again,” spokesman Cole Wozniak told Fox News Digital.
The American Independent did not return Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Twelve other state-based newspapers are part of the network Soros helped fund, including papers in key swing states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Virginia and others that have become increasingly important in the 2026 midterms due to competitive U.S. Senate races, including Maine and Alaska.
Some of the outlets share the same featured stories. At the time of this writing, both The Ohio Independent and The Pennsylvania Independent feature a story titled “Report: Trump and Big Oil see financial windfall as Americans pay more at pump”.
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Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to members of the media ahead of the Michigan Democratic Party’s 2026 nominating convention in Lansing, Mich., on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026.(Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
An associated 501(c)(4) political activism organization, American Independent Media, is also affiliated with the network of news outlets. Each state-based website says it is a project of American Independent Media whose mission is “to use journalism to educate the public, giving them the information they need about local and federal issues.”
David Brock, founder of the far-left media watchdog Media Matters and a high-profile Democratic operative, is also connected to the shadowy network of papers.
He is the founder of the 501(c)(3) American Bridge, also a titan in left-wing politics. American Bridge’s 501(c)(4) arm, the AB Foundation, donated $23.5 million to American Independent Media in 2024.
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Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed claps during a press conference in front of the Spirit of Detroit statue on Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit.(Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
The story about El-Sayed was penned by Alyssa Burr, whose LinkedIn page says she’s the Michigan Politics Reporter at The American Independent.
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She previously worked at MLive Media Group, which publishes prominent state newspaper Michigan Live, and before that, the New York Times.
Peter D’Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.
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