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US conservative influencers say they are ‘victims’ of Russian disinformation campaign (www.theguardian.com)

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Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson addressed allegations that a company they were associated with had been paid to publish videos with messages in favour of Russia

A number of high-profile, conservative influencers in the US have said they are “victims” of an alleged Russian disinformation campaign, after the Biden administration accused Moscow of carrying out a sustained campaign to influence the outcome of November’s presidential elections.

Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson published statements on Wednesday evening addressing allegations that a US content creation company they were associated with had been provided with nearly $10m from Russian state media employees to publish videos with messages in favour of Moscow’s interests and agenda, including over the war in Ukraine.

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Are they trying to hide behind a "I didn't know what I was saying" defense while expecting people to trust and listen to what they say?

From the AP News article on the topic

One unidentified influencer’s contract included a $400,000 monthly fee, a $100,000 signing bonus and an additional performance bonus.

Such savage victimization. I'm sure that they returned all the money once they learned what it was for and where it came from.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago

The Eternal Victim

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