A Tennessee-based media company with prominent MAGA personalities on its roster has been accused of receiving millions of dollars from two employees of Russian state-backed media company Russia Today (RT) in order to influence American viewers.

According to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, the Russian employees created a $10 million scheme “to create and distribute content to U.S. audiences with hidden Russian government messaging.”

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    3 months ago

    Milquetoast should investigate who’s been buying all the shares of the inflated Trump media. There is no way a site that loses millions of revenue every quarter should be valued as high as it was.

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      3 months ago

      With noting, I don’t know the logistics of how Truth Social was integrated into the original company’s stock, but as of January 1st, I don’t believe this stock included Truth Social into its value.

      That said, January 1st value was 17.45. Current value is 16.98. This means Truth Social added -.47 to the share price. -.47 so far…