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.”

  • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    You would think that if $10M was insignificant, they wouldn’t accept it from Russia given the implications of being found out.

    Kinda reeks of desperation if you ask me…

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      3 months ago

      It’s not insignificant to these Göebbels-houses, it’s insignificant to the oligarchs that fund it.