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Hacker Clarence Thomas & MAGA: Pundits DUPED/PAID by Russia to Spread Putin Propaganda

Follow The Money: What Clarence Thomas And Those MAGA Influencers Have in Common

Right-Wing Influencers Were Duped to Work For Covert Russian Operation, US Says


The Russian campaign to pay MAGA pundits ?and why all those "gifts" to a Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas aren't that dissimilar.


AP 13 SEP 2024






NEW YORK (AP) ? They have millions of followers online. They have been major players in right-wing political discourse since Donald Trump was president.






And they worked unknowingly for a company that was a front for a Russian influence operation, U.S. prosecutors say.


An indictment filed Wednesday alleges a media company linked to six conservative influencers ? including well-known personalities Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson ? was secretly funded by Russian state media employees to churn out English-language videos that were ?often consistent? with the Kremlin?s ?interest in amplifying U.S. domestic divisions in order to weaken U.S. opposition? to Russian interests, like its war in Ukraine.

In addition to marking the third straight presidential election in which U.S. authorities have unveiled politically charged details about Russias attempted interference in U.S. politics


An indictment indicates how Moscow may be attempting to capitalize on the skyrocketing popularity of right-wing podcasters, livestreamers and other content creators who have found successful careers on social media in the years since Trump was in office.




Im INNOCENT


The U.S. Justice Department doesn?t allege any wrongdoing by the influencers, some of whom it says were given false information about the source of the company?s funding. Instead, it accuses two employees of RT, a Russian state media company, of funneling nearly $10 million to a Tennessee-based content creation company for Russia-friendly content.







How Clarence Thomas Pulled The Ladder Up Behind Him




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