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Trenton, NJ – A publication calling itself the New Jersey Independent is landing in mailboxes across the Garden State—but it’s not a real newspaper. It’s backed by a Washington, D.C.-based liberal nonprofit tied to Democratic political operative David Brock, according to financial disclosures and watchdog sources.

That non-profit promotes liberal candidates and far-left agendas by attempting to deceive voters in key battleground elections.

The New Jersey Independent is part of a broader media initiative operated by the American Independent Foundation (AIF), a 501(c)(3) advocacy journalism group with deep ties to the Democratic Party’s political machinery. The foundation, based in Washington, D.C., has a history of launching and rebranding digital platforms to amplify progressive narrativ