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.”

  • @foggy
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    372 months ago

    I figured everyone just assumed that.

    • The Snark Urge
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      2 months ago

      Knowing it and proving it to a judge, different ballgames entirely. Same ball, but it only gets hit in one of them.

      • @[email protected]
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        32 months ago

        They’re also different colours and one is fuzzy like a tennis ball; but I think we’re getting off the point now

        • @Viking_Hippie
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          22 months ago

          Which of the balls are yellow like a tennis ball, though, and should someone see a doctor about that?

    • Optional
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      92 months ago

      I can tell you for a fact that my one remaining MAGA friend is hyper-fixated on “liberals believing liberal propaganda”. I am sure that’s a well-researched safety mechanism from russian counterintelligence.

      It also fits snugly in the whole cult mentality, which is as old as the hills.

      • @Thebeardedsinglemalt
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        62 months ago

        liberals believing liberal propaganda

        Yeah I had a coworker who said that crap constantly, while endlessly parroting every talking point from his daily outrage channels.