Steve Hobbs participated in a Zoom meeting titled 'Thriving Together Washington State Civic Innovation Form'.

What we found

Supports. The Seattle Red column states that in early September Steve Hobbs participated in a virtual meeting of the Thriving Together Washington State Civic Innovation Forum, which the claim describes as a Zoom meeting.[2]

Context. The source is an opinion column by Jim Walsh from an unrated outlet, and it is the only source that addresses this specific meeting; the claimant's post itself is not evidence.[2]

Context. The title in the claim ('Civic Innovation Form') follows the post's spoken wording, while the source writes 'Forum'; this is a naming difference, not a different event.[2]

Context. Other sources, including a Washington Secretary of State events listing for an October 2026 Pierce County Thriving Together resource event and a Washington Thriving events page, concern different Thriving Together events and neither confirms nor refutes the September meeting.[1][3]

Sources

3 sources: 1 primary, 2 not rated

1. 1Nonprofits & Charitiessos.wa.gov · primary source · cited for: context
2. 2Ferguson, Brown, Hobbs blunders reveal Democratic elitismseattlered.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
3. 3Eventswashingtonthriving.org · not rated · cited for: context

Where this claim was made

Said in 1 published post

• unDivided with Brandi Kruse · Oct 27, 2026“Again, left-wing activists getting on Zoom meetings, having something called Thriving Together Washington State Civic Innovation Form. Maybe not necessarily all that interesting until you consider who one of their guests on this Zoom meeting was... And then the Secretary of State... throws out that he's been talking to foreign governments... Here's part of the statement that Steve Hobbs put out”Post →

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