Oversight Project Congratulates Visiting Fellow DataRepublican on Citizen Journalist of the Year Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 2026
Washington, D.C.–The Oversight Project congratulates Visiting Fellow, DataRepublican, on being named People’s Choice Citizen Journalist of the Year at James O'Keefe's second annual Citizen Journalist Gala, held last night. DataRepublican has built a reputation for turning raw public data, including federal spending records, nonprofit filings, and grant databases, into investigations that expose how taxpayer money flows through the NGO complex. We are proud to have her on the Oversight Project team as her investigations and analysis take our work to the next level.
The Oversight Project also congratulates Anthony Rubin of Muckraker, a long time partner of the Oversight Project and a member of the Mass Deportation Coalition, who was awarded 2026 Citizen Journalist of the Year.
Anthony Rubin and Muckraker have gone where legacy media refuses to go, documenting on the ground the realities of illegal immigration and the networks that enable it. The Mass Deportation Coalition was proud to support Muckraker’s recent documentary “Replacing Europe” in which he uncovers the destruction of Europe by following its migration pattern.
Oversight Project President Mike Howell gave this statement:
“The Oversight Project team is absolutely thrilled with DataRepublican’s massive victory and award. She won because her work is fantastic. We are also thrilled that Anthony Rubin took home hardware. Muckraker and the Oversight Project go back years and have worked together to propel massive investigations on matters such as illegal aliens admitting to voting and the like. When you work with the best, you get the best done. Thank you as well to James O’Keefe, not only for his ongoing and legendary work in this field, but for organizing this event to honor citizen journalists. We are proud to call many of those nominated friends and collaborators. America works as a constitutional republic only when we have an informed and virtuous citizenry. These independent journalists put information into the hands of people, bypassing legacy media. They are another reminder of why we chose ‘It's Your Government’ as our slogan.”
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Muckraker partners with the Oversight Project:
https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1770450233291391125
https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1808873149745803642
https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1818762206806217099
https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1886406597867405585