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OCCRP (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project) 💰 Funding: • $5.5M+ from USAID & NED since 2016 • Direct funding from Open Society Foundations (George Soros) • Partnered with U.S. State Department, UK Foreign Office, and EU-backed institutions What they do: OCCRP claims to investigate corruption worldwide, but their targets are overwhelmingly U.S. geopolitical rivals—while corruption in pro-NATO and U.S.-backed regimes is ignored. 🔎 Major Examples: 1. Targeting Serbia – 2020 Smear Campaign • Ahead of Serbia’s 2020 elections, OCCRP ran a series of “investigations” into President Aleksandar Vučić, accusing him of corruption and ties to organized crime. • Meanwhile, OCCRP ignored massive corruption in U.S.-allied Kosovo, where PM Albin Kurti was cracking down on opposition media. 2. Ukraine – Covering for Zelensky While Attacking Russia • OCCRP played a key role in pushing anti-Russian narratives after 2014, linking Russian officials to financial scandals while shielding Ukraine’s U.S.-backed government. • Exposed Russia’s “Laundromat” financial networks but failed to investigate how Western banks helped Ukraine launder billions in aid money. • Panama Papers (2016): OCCRP highlighted Putin’s alleged offshore ties but covered up Ukrainian President Poroshenko’s involvement, despite clear evidence. 3. Russia & Navalny – Coordinated Attacks • Collaborated with Alexei Navalny’s team to produce the “Putin’s Palace” documentary, which was later debunked. • Received direct funding from USAID & NED during this period. • OCCRP ignored U.S.-linked oligarchs in Ukraine and London, who were laundering billions through Western banks. 4. Azerbaijan & Georgia – Selective Corruption Investigations • OCCRP exposed financial corruption in Azerbaijan, aligning with U.S. interests to weaken Baku’s ties to Russia. • In Georgia, OCCRP’s reports always focus on attacking the ruling Georgian Dream party (which resists NATO membership) while ignoring corruption in the U.S.-backed opposition. 5. Latin America – Defending U.S. Interests • OCCRP’s investigations in Venezuela focused solely on corruption linked to the Maduro government while ignoring opposition figures stealing U.S. “humanitarian aid.” • No deep investigations into how CIA-backed Juan Guaidó stole $40M+ in foreign aid and funneled it to his cronies.