Fact-Check Results:
This claim is false.
There is no reliable, publicly available evidence that the Venezuelan regime, China, Iran, or cartels are directly funding U.S. or European migrant advocacy NGOs or leftist activist groups. While there are documented cases of Venezuelan government support for some left-wing groups in the past (e.g., a 2010s-era claim about funding for U.S. activists, which remains disputed and lacks independent verification), no credible sources confirm ongoing, large-scale funding pipelines from these governments or cartels to migrant advocacy organizations.
Cartels do profit from migrant smuggling and exploit vulnerable populations, but there is no evidence they fund advocacy NGOs. Most migrant advocacy groups in the U.S. and Europe are funded by private donors, philanthropic organizations, or government grants—not foreign adversaries. Claims of such funding are often repeated in partisan or speculative contexts but are not substantiated by open-source intelligence, financial disclosures, or investigative reporting.
To verify for yourself:
- Search the U.S. Department of Justice’s Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) database for filings by groups accused of receiving foreign government funding.
- Check the OpenSecrets database for NGO funding sources.
- Review annual reports from NGOs like the National Immigration Law Center or ACLU, which disclose their donors.
Sources:
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/how-venezuela-supporting-radical-left-wing-groups-the-us
https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Krikorian-Written-Testimony.pdf
https://nypost.com/2025/06/08/us-news/some-la-migrant-protests-fueled-by-taxpayer-funded-group-with-dem-ties-another-with-ccp-link/
https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/immigrant-rights-funding-diversifying-but-still-vastly-underfunded
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/06/20/mexican-drug-cartels-migrant-vip-package/74154061007/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/01/migrant-smuggling-us-border-cartels/
Confidence Level: 85%
Verdict: False
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