ACT for America – Bias and Credibility

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• Overall, we rate ACT for America Right-Biased due to its advocacy-first approach, emotive framing, and one-sided issue selection. We rate its factual reporting as Questionable and Low due to limited primary sourcing, a lack of transparency, failed fact checks, and its designation as an extremist group by third parties.

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History

ACT for America presents itself as a national grassroots advocacy movement founded by Brigitte Gabriel (born Hanan Qahwaji). The organization’s mission is to ensure American safety and security by educating and activating the public, all while defending the constitutional freedoms guaranteed to every citizen. The site, founded by Gabriel, whose account of surviving Islamic terrorism in Lebanon has been widely disputed, promotes ongoing “Act Now” campaigns on elections, immigration, education, and “law and order.” ACT for America is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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Funded by / Ownership

ACT for America operates as a 501(c)(4) organization and has an affiliated 501(c)(3) arm, ACT for America Education (formerly known as the American Congress for Truth). ACT for America generates revenue primarily through membership fees and donations; ProPublica reports that the most recent revenue came from investment income. The group does not publish financial documents on its website.

Analysis / Bias

The ACT for America’s website features highly emotive language—phrases like “mob retribution,” “fake green mandates,” and “Crack Down on Cracker Barrel Wokeism!” are common across its “Act Now” campaigns. The tone is urgent, consistent with advocacy-driven messaging.

In terms of sourcing, most campaign pages rely on rhetorical framing and calls to action rather than linking to primary documents, legislation, or neutral data. There’s minimal citation of sources. Examples include: “Make D.C. Great and Safe Again!” (“crime crackdown”), “Ban Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Aliens!”, “Ban DEI Nationwide!”, and personality-driven items like “I Support Elon Musk!”. These pages typically present assertions without links to neutral data sets, legislation text, or peer-reviewed research; the organization also claims a large activist reach without independent verification.

Failed Fact Checks

• HR 1 will allow members of Congress to draw a second salary “worth an estimated $600,000 per year!” – False
• “For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan.” – False
• Labeled an extremist group by the SPLC

Overall, we rate ACT for America Right-Biased due to its advocacy-first approach, emotive framing, and one-sided issue selection. We rate its factual reporting as Questionable and Low due to limited primary sourcing, a lack of transparency, failed fact checks, and its designation as an extremist group by third parties. (M. Huitsing 09/01/2025)

Source: https://www.actforamerica.org/

Last Updated on September 1, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check

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