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  "version": "1.0.0",
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-19T07:18:59.072Z",
  "findingType": "money_flow",
  "findingId": 2011,
  "contentHash": "cc3430c4f51ddfbe403f420edd6d8a154d9986bb76e4c0885674fb37234edf2d",
  "title": "Peter Thiel -> JD Vance's 2022 Senate campaign ($15M)",
  "summary": "Money-flow chain tracing 2 hops with documented total of USD 15000000. Confidence: primary.",
  "methodology": "Money-flow chains are constructed by tracing financial transactions between entities through documented mechanisms (contracts, donations, grants, etc.). Each hop is independently cited. Vanish points mark where the audit trail breaks — funds enter an entity but no corresponding outflow is documented. Confidence is assessed per-hop and rolled up to the chain level.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/11/midterm-elections-2022-peter-thiel-spending-vance-masters.html",
      "label": "https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/11/midterm-elections-2022-peter-thiel-spending-vance-masters.html",
      "type": "primary"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.fec.gov/",
      "label": "https://www.fec.gov/",
      "type": "primary"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.fec.gov/",
      "label": "FEC",
      "type": "citation"
    }
  ],
  "queries": [
    {
      "description": "Chain record",
      "table": "money_flow_chains",
      "parameters": {
        "id": 2011
      }
    },
    {
      "description": "Chain hops with entity resolution",
      "table": "money_flow_hops",
      "parameters": {
        "chainId": 2011
      }
    }
  ],
  "dataSnapshot": {
    "chainId": 2011,
    "title": "Peter Thiel -> JD Vance's 2022 Senate campaign ($15M)",
    "sourceDescription": "Peter Thiel's personal funds financed the super PAC backing JD Vance's 2022 Ohio Senate race - the largest single-Senate-race donation of the cycle.",
    "sourceRefType": "manual",
    "documentedTotal": "15000000",
    "currency": "USD",
    "confidence": "primary",
    "sector": "politics",
    "status": "active",
    "asOfDate": null,
    "provenance": null,
    "hops": [
      {
        "ordinal": 0,
        "from": "Peter Thiel",
        "to": "Protect Ohio Values (super PAC)",
        "amount": "15000000",
        "mechanism": "donation",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "citations": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.fec.gov/",
            "title": "FEC"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "ordinal": 1,
        "from": "Protect Ohio Values (super PAC)",
        "to": "JD Vance",
        "amount": null,
        "mechanism": "other",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "citations": []
      }
    ],
    "createdAt": "2026-06-01T09:18:42.652Z"
  },
  "entities": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Peter Thiel",
      "slug": "peter-thiel",
      "type": "person"
    },
    {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "JD Vance",
      "slug": "jd-vance",
      "type": "elected_official"
    }
  ],
  "verificationSteps": [
    "Retrieve chain #2011 from money_flow_chains and confirm title and documented total.",
    "Hop 0: verify Peter Thiel → Protect Ohio Values (super PAC) ($15000000, donation) via https://www.fec.gov/",
    "Hop 1: verify Protect Ohio Values (super PAC) → JD Vance ($null, other)",
    "Verify the SHA-256 content hash by re-generating the JSON bundle."
  ]
}