Facebook, Google & Wells Fargo Sponsor Koch Conference Feat. Groups with Far-Right & Bigoted Beliefs

Facebook, Google, and Wells Fargo are all prominent sponsors this year’s conference of a Koch-funded network of right-wing think tanks and advocacy groups, several of which promote far-right beliefs, including Islamophobia, homophobia and sexism.

Facebook is giving branded travel mugs to attendees of the 2019 State Policy Network (SPN) conference, which begins today at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs:

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Colorado SPN member groups include the Independence Institute, the Centennial Institute, Leadership Program of the Rockies, Steamboat Institute, and the Mountain States Legal Fund.

Many of the SPN members have longstanding ties to the Koch empire, which has deep connections to the Republican Party and has advocated for conservative policies at the national and state levels for decades.

Read more: https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/130975/facebook-google-wells-fargo-sponsor-koch-conference-feat-groups-with-far-right-bigoted-beliefs