From the YES campaign:
Top Trump Donor and Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Revealed as Funder of False, Racist “NO” Ads
Malicious Text, Digital and Mail Campaign Misleads Black and Senior Voters, invoking Jim Crow and lying about Obama and Spanberger Support for YES on Redistricting Amendment
New SBE Report Shows $2.5 Million Contribution from Thiel-funded Group to Creator of Ads
Richmond, Va. — New Virginia Election filings identify a group financed by Peter Thiel, the Trump-aligned tech billionaire, as a key funder of a brazen disinformation campaign deceiving voters ahead of the April 21 referendum election. A $2.5 million cash contribution reported today links Thiel’s network to the same campaign that’s been sending false and racist ads invoking Jim Crow and misleading Virginians in the final weeks of the referendum.
According to the filings, Per Aspera Policy Incorporated — a key part of Thiel’s network — is backing ads that revive imagery and language associated with the Jim Crow era to target Black voters while pushing false claims about the YES campaign. The ads deliberately distort what a YES or NO vote means, and use inflammatory and historically-charged imagery to mislead seniors and communities of color. Other text messages and mailers by the group misrepresent both President Obama’s position and Governor Spanberger’s record to further confuse voters.
Thiel, co-founder of Palantir and megafunder for Per Aspera Policy Incorporated, has become one of the most influential and aggressive financiers of Trump and the MAGA movement, using his wealth to support political operations that peddle in disinformation and attacks on democratic norms.
Statement from Keren Dongo, Campaign Manager for the YES Campaign:
“Now we know exactly who is funding this deceptive campaign. The same megadonor network backing Donald Trump and JD Vance’s agenda is now trying to manipulate Virginia voters with lies. But Virginians won’t be fooled — and now they have the chance to level the playing field and stop the MAGA power grab by voting YES.”
Early voting is underway now through April 18. Election Day is April 21.
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About Virginians for Fair Elections
VAFE is the YES campaign mobilizing Virginians to stop Trump’s power grab and level the playing field in the 2026 midterm elections.
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