{
  "id": 11021012,
  "title": "Palestine Action US founder funded radical media outlets, is tied to Iranian state TV - exclusive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/palestine-action-us-founder-funded-radical-media-outlets-is-tied-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T20:26:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-910228"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Palestine Action US, an anti-Israel protest group, has been linked to a network of media outlets, including those connected to Iranian state TV, according to an exclusive investigation by Honest Reporting. The group's founder, James Cox Fergie Chambers, a multi-millionaire heir and communist activist, has allegedly funded these media outlets, including radical publications and organizations. Chambers, facing extradition to the US over alleged Hamas financing, has also criticized Palestine Action as terrorism. The investigation reveals how the Babochki Collective, a group tied to Chambers, has financially supported various media outlets, including the Atlanta Community Press Collective, Combat Liberalism, and Sovereign Media. Sovereign Media and its affiliated Vox Ummah have published articles critical of Israel and have received significant funding from Chambers and the Babochki Collective. This network of media outlets, under the guise of promoting a \"steadily stronger anti-imperialist united front,\" raises concerns about the influence of radical groups on the information landscape and potential ties to state actors.",
  "summary": "Palestine Action is an anti-Israel protest group founded in the UK in 2020. It was proscribed after being designated a terrorist organization in the UK in 2025.",
  "key_points": [
    "James Cox Fergie Chambers founded Palestine Action US",
    "Chambers allegedly funded radical media outlets",
    "Babochki Collective tied to Chambers funded outlets"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}