Dollars to donuts the SPLC was created by the Fed Gov.
According to my research, Quackwatch, which exists solely to malign and destroy so-called alternative health practitioners and treaments, was created in collaboration with the Federal government. Their approach mirrors Media Matters and SPLC.
If not created by, certainly kept alive by our hard-earned tax dollars at work...
No question about it.
And for the cherry on the cake, the same is true with Wikipedia, on every non-technical subject. It's documented.