A pro-Trump influencer says a Russian agent paid him $100 to post a fake voter fraud video. It wasn’t the first time | CNN Politics
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An American social media influencer said he was paid $100 by a pro-Kremlin propagandist to post a fake video of Haitian immigrants claiming to vote in the US presidential election. The payment was one of several the man said he received from the propagandist- a registered Russian agent - to post on social media in the run-up to the election.
  • RonnieB@lemmy.worldEnglish
    65·
    9 days ago

    $100 to let a foreign entity influence your nation’s elections. They really are patriotic.

    • ByteJunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      9 days ago

      Yes, yes it is. And it’s also masterfully done.

      Western democracies weren’t ready for the sort of warfare that’s being fought online, and now the US looks like it’s about to break.

      Even if Kamala wins, all these accounts will start spewing fake content about election fraud by the metric ton. Last time it was a close call, not sure how it’ll go now…

    • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      9 days ago

      The problem is nothing will be done. This guy should be made an example of and tossed in jail for a few decades. FAFO…trump should have been brought in for treason as well with capital punishment being the verdict. If kamala wins, I really hope they slam the book onto these russian puppets.

  • Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    9 days ago

    Dear

    He agreed to speak to CNN about the posts on condition of anonymity.

    You posted what now?

    Sincerely,

    LoLTM

  • Cruxifux@feddit.nlEnglish
    8·
    9 days ago

    This won’t do anything though. People who support trump will say it’s a lie, and it would be easy to lie about if it WERE a lie due to the anonymity clause.