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
    26·
    4 hours ago

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

  • Cruxifux@feddit.nlEnglish
    3·
    2 hours 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.

  • Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    4 hours ago

    Dear

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

    You posted what now?

    Sincerely,

    LoLTM