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Plus: These Stairs Were Built in Old Homes to 'Confuse or Trap Witches'? [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRodP9jP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdHZqMDA4MGhwMS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD01aXo2NGtjaXgyVwNzcGNCCmaSZXqSZhydZJZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker July 13, 2024 Today: Project 2025 Donors, 9/11 Photo and FactBot [A graphic states the Coors family, the Walton family, and Exon Mobile have contributed to the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025. ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRodP9jP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbmhlbzNhOXBhMC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD01aXo2NGtjaXgyJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmaSZXqSZhydZJZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Project 2025's Heritage Foundation Donors Have Included Coors, Walmart and ExxonMobil? As [Project 2025](~/AASU4wA~/RgRodP9jP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZDVvenN6dGxxOS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD01aXo2NGtjaXgyJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmaSZXqSZhydZJZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) generated news headlines in summer 2024, rumors circulated about who — or what groups — supported the conservative nonprofit that authored the policy initiative, The Heritage Foundation. Among the rumors was that Coors, Walmart and ExxonMobil contributed money to the think tank. We found all three organizations have truly contributed money to The Heritage Foundation in past years, usually via their private foundations. As of 2024, the Adolph Coors Foundation is the only one of the three organizations still publicly disclosing support for the conservative group. Snopes Senior Reporter Jordan Liles has the details. 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