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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    4 months ago

    I saw an X thread that alleged that Lauren Chen and her husband were the ones who worked with the Russians and tricked the other commentators, although they thought that things looked a lil bit fishy.

    https://x.com/AGHamilton29/status/1831429242292465879

    But that’s not proof, just an X thread, I’d like to see more analysis on this.

    Edit: Which NPR show did you listen to? I’d like to hear that episode.

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      4 months ago

      I wish I knew, I was driving at the time. Maybe the morning edition or Upfirst? With the app, they just start playing until I select something specific.

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        4 months ago

        I have both those podcasts in my app so I’ll see if I can find the story in their most recent episodes. Thanks!