Clear the Mud

Verified candidate intelligence from public records. Shared with journalists and voters before the October surprises.

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What We Do

We conduct deep opposition research on political candidates using exclusively public records: FEC filings, voting records, lobbying disclosures, court documents, and official government data.

Then we give it away. Every finding is sourced, tiered by reliability, and published for journalists and voters long before campaigns weaponize it as an October surprise.

Every claim traced to its source. Every finding verified before publication.

How It Works

1

Collect

Automated pipelines pull data from FEC, state election offices, Senate lobbying disclosures, and other public record databases.

2

Verify

Every data point is tagged with a 5-tier source provenance model. Only T0-T2 verified findings are published. Unverified claims are flagged, never stated as fact.

3

Publish

Structured dossiers are shared with journalists and made available to voters. Both sides of every race get equal scrutiny.

Source Provenance Model

Tier 0
Primary Legal
Tier 1
Official Record
Tier 2
Multi-Source Media
Tier 3
Candidate Direct
Tier 4
Single Source

Current Research

Active intelligence collection and analysis

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Our Principles

Equal Scrutiny

Every candidate in a race gets the same depth of research. We don't pick sides — we verify facts and let voters decide.

Source Transparency

Every finding links to its source. FEC filing numbers, voting record dates, document URLs — nothing is asserted without evidence.

No Editorial Filtering

When sources conflict, we present all of them. We flag discrepancies rather than choosing which version to publish.

Early Release

Opposition research loses its power when it's public knowledge. We publish months before elections, not weeks.