Liberal WashPost Bullies Trucker Protest Donors Who Were Doxxed Online

The Washington Post took advantage of the allegedly hacked data of individuals throughout the United States who donated to the Canadian Freedom Convoy and “Adopt-a-Trucker” campaigns through GiveSendGo. This was done as a way to pressure convoy supporters.

The Post The identities of many people involved in the leakage of the 100,316 funds in the GiveSendGo hack were revealed by personally contacting the individuals and reporting their names. The report was headlined, “Which U.S. communities sent money to support the Canadian trucker protests?” The story targeted individuals throughout the United States who “sent millions of dollars to support trucker convoys that occupied the Canadian capital and shut down commerce at key border crossings between the two nations.” The Post used the data leak to bully a number of the donors via email or phone call, and even had the gall to dox a lawyer who formerly worked in former President Donald Trump’s Commerce Department: 

[A]The name and email address were associated with the $350 donation [one donor]He was a top-ranking lawyer at the Commerce Department during President Donald Trump’s time. He didn’t respond to emails and no one answered his phone call.

Here’s another example of The Post’s bullying: “‘I am not surprised at the slightest in regard to this information being leaked,’ [one donor]Beverly Hills agent of real estate,When asked by The Post about the leaked data of a $100 donation and her email address, she wrote an email.” Even small donations were enough to irk the elitists at The Post enough to expose the donor’s name to the world. [Emphasis added.]

The Washington Post reached out to those whose donor information was exposed and gave just 40 dollars to the truckers, to inquire why.

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— Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) February 16, 2022

The Post also bullied another person reportedly from “eastern Oregon” who also “donated to the Freedom Convoy, sending $2,000 through GiveSendGo on Feb. 5. The 62-year old was asked to write a note along with his contribution. [person] wrote that she sees the danger to liberty closer to home: ‘May God bless our truckers for saving our freedom!’” But The Post wasn’t finished: “ [Another donor]She confirmed that she gave $5,000 to Freedom Convoy’s fundraising campaign by using an a [particular]For the payment, please enter your zip code. ‘I’m anti-mandate libertarian,’ [the donor] told The Post in a brief email.”

The Post’sThis behavior was a mockery of the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics. The code directs journalists to “[r]Recognize that individuals have greater rights to information than those who are public figures or seek influence, power or attention. Weigh the consequences of publishing or broadcasting personal information.” In addition, the SPJ notes that journalists should “[r]ecognize that legal access to information differs from an ethical justification to publish or broadcast.” 

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: This report does not include the names of any victims of the GiveSendGo attack. They are safe.

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