‘Dems Censor Info They Don’t Like, ‘Says The Man Who Gave Them $5 Million

by | Feb 17, 2026 | General

Sam Bankman-Fried attacked Democrats for censoring “misinformation” on social media and promoted Truth Social and GETTR as free speech platforms—a striking pivot from the man who donated $5.2 million to the Biden campaign in 2020.

The Post

Bankman-Fried wrote on Sunday on X that Democrats use misinformation policies to suppress information they dislike, citing the lab leak theory and mask mandates as examples of legitimate information censored by social media platforms.

“They censored the lab leak theory (which was clearly true!), while making social media sites tell us to wear masks 24/7. 

Truth Social & GETTR have always put free speech first,” he wrote, including links to his profiles on both platforms.

The Republican Pivot

The post represents the most explicit embrace of right-wing messaging from someone who was once crypto’s most prominent Democratic donor. 

Since resurfacing on social media in late 2025, Bankman-Fried has systematically adopted Trump-aligned talking points.

The pivot followed a clear pattern. In October 2025, he claimed Biden’s “anti-crypto SEC/DOJ went after me.” 

In February 2026, he praised Elon Musk’s approach to cutting government bureaucracy and credited Trump’s tax breaks for pulling investment back to the U.S. Community notes on X flagged that this Republican pivot—including a planned Tucker Carlson interview—was part of his earliest comeback strategy after FTX’s collapse.

However, the strategy hasn’t worked. Trump denied a pardon on January 8, grouping Bankman-Fried with Sean “Diddy” Combs and former Senator Robert Menendez as figures who would not receive clemency. 

By contrast, Trump pardoned Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) founder Changpeng Zhao in October and BitMEX’s founders in March 2025. 

The distinction appears to center on the nature of their crimes—regulatory violations versus direct customer fraud.

The Legal Push

Alongside the social media campaign, Bankman-Fried’s mother filed a new trial request in February 2026, with him representing himself in a 35-page filing. 

The motion cites due process violations and accuses the DOJ of witness intimidation. 

Earlier appeals, however, met skepticism from judges who noted the government’s fraud theory centered on misrepresenting investor safety rather than solvency.

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