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

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.

  • Media Sensationalism@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I’ve been studying the propaganda of Tim Pool for years and years. The content focus shift from the alarmist “we’re all progressives, but these progressives have taken it too far and we need to reel it in” to “Democrats are all evil incarnate and we need to vote Republican to save the world” was a deliberate and calculated long-term conversion campaign beyond what I’d expect someone with Tim Pool’s resources should have been able to strategize and execute.

    It won’t surprise me if the DOJ decides to push charges for unregistered foreign agents, but it could also backfire with such high profile figures by playing into censorship rhetoric. Election season would be the worst time for it, if at all.