donorfog
/ˈdoʊnərˌfɒɡ/nounVerified NewDeliberate opacity about who funds an ostensibly citizen-led movement.
The movement's moral authority depends on not knowing; every transparency demand is reframed as an attack on the grassroots.
Etym. — *donor* + *fog*.
Rel. — astroturfscent · conspiracylock
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