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Unmasking Corruption: HBO's Dark Money Documentary Series

4/15/2025

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HBO's gripping documentary series, *The Dark Money Game*, directed by Alex Gibney, unveils the shadowy world of undisclosed political funding in the U.S. Through two compelling films—*Ohio Confidential*, which reveals a shocking bribery scandal, and *Wealth of the Wicked*, which traces the troubling changes in campaign finance laws—this series exposes the deep-seated corruption threatening the very foundation of American democracy.

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Story summary

HBO's gripping documentary series, *The Dark Money Game*, directed by Alex Gibney, unveils the shadowy world of undisclosed political funding in the U.S. Through two compelling films—*Ohio Confidential*, which reveals a shocking bribery scandal, and *Wealth of the Wicked*, which traces the troubling changes in campaign finance laws—this series exposes the deep-seated corruption threatening the very foundation of American democracy.