Nonprofit linked to George Soros 'fomenting sedition within the military' * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
The article focuses partly on scrutiny of Kelly over a video reminding service members to disobey illegal orders.

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TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates WorldNetDaily, where this article appeared. The other scores rate the article itself.
WorldNetDaily has a strongly partisan reputation and this article relies heavily on social media claims and limited attributed reporting. It does identify an author and quotes named sources, but offers little visible corroboration or opposing response.
- Source type — A partisan publisher with a strongly ideological presentation.
- Editorial standards — The article mixes reporting with unsupported or weakly substantiated assertions.
- Author attribution — A named author is identified.
- Source transparency — Several claims are attributed to social media posts, with little indication of independent verification.
The article includes named lawmakers and attributed quotations, but its central claims about coordination and the nonprofit rely substantially on online posts. It provides little independent evidence or response from the nonprofit, Soros-linked organizations, or the Democrats it criticizes.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article foregrounds accusations and Republican criticism, while the nonprofit’s defense appears briefly and the article gives little direct response from the people or organizations targeted. Its loaded wording further limits the appearance of fair, even-handed reporting.
- Counterarguments presented — A defense from Win Without War is quoted, but the targeted lawmakers and Soros-linked groups are not given a direct response.
- Loaded language — The article’s narration adopts charged terms such as “seditious” and “radical leftist.”
- Source diversity — Relies on social media posts and Republican criticism, with limited independent sourcing.
- Opinion vs reporting — The article is presented as reporting but includes editorial judgments in the author’s voice.
The article uses strongly negative language about Soros and Democrats, adopts allegations of sedition in its framing, and emphasizes Republican criticism while offering little countervailing context.
- Language tone — Uses loaded descriptions including “radical leftist,” “shadow network,” and “seditious.”
- Framing — Presents alleged coordination as a sedition story without establishing the allegations independently.
- Source selection — Features Republican criticism and social media allegations, with little direct response from the Democrats.
- Headline — The headline states the allegation that the nonprofit is fomenting sedition.
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WorldNetDaily alleges that a nonprofit linked to George Soros encouraged dissent in the military and connects its activity to Democratic lawmakers’ video urging service members to disobey illegal orders. The article highlights possible military scrutiny of Mark Kelly and criticism from Republicans.
The article cites social media posts alleging that Win Without War, which it links to a Soros-backed organization, promoted dissent among service members and coordinated with Democrats. It also quotes Win Without War defending Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin and Representatives Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan for reminding service members to disobey illegal orders. Ruben Gallego is quoted in a cited post as saying a script was sent to him and that an outside party coordinated it; the post says he did not participate.
The article says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for a military investigation of Kelly and that the FBI was looking into the other lawmakers’ statements. It quotes Representative Zach Nunn and Representative Rich McCormick criticizing the Democrats’ video, and quotes Win Without War describing Trump’s response as an incitement of violence against political opponents.
Community verdict
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 53% good look
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Part of a bigger story
6 OUTLETSKelly joined five Democratic lawmakers in a video urging military and intelligence personnel to refuse illegal orders. Center outlets mostly describe reactions and political fallout, including criticism of the video and protection for the lawmakers after Trump's threats. Right-leaning outlets frame the video as sedition or insurrection and emphasize criticism and scrutiny of its participants, including a Defense Department review of Kelly.
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