Overview

• Wired reported that Chorus recruited dozens of Democratic-aligned creators for a Sixteen Thirty Fund–backed incubator offering stipends reportedly up to $8,000 per month.
• Contracts reviewed by Wired allegedly barred public disclosure of payments or funders, restricted certain political content without prior approval, routed political bookings through Chorus, and gave creators two days to sign without legal revisions.
• On a Zoom call cited by Wired, attorney Graham Wilson described housing the effort in a nonprofit as a way to raise donor money and avoid FEC-style public disclosures; Wired later added an editor’s note clarifying points including whether creators could publicly discuss working with Chorus.
• Chorus and the Sixteen Thirty Fund rejected the characterization, saying creators were encouraged to discuss their involvement, were not paid to support candidates, and received training-focused stipends under a fiscal sponsorship arrangement.
• Participants have begun joint output such as a weekly 'Good News in Politics' series, while reactions from creators and commentators ranged from concerns about transparency and control to defenses of building left-leaning digital infrastructure, including a video rebuttal from Brian Tyler Cohen.