JW@jwi@aus.social
@AkaSci@fosstodon.org
It's a global problem of certain media organisations talking up crime when its reducing. They sell fear.
Nicole Parsons@Npars01@mstdn.social
@jwi@aus.social @AkaSci@fosstodon.org
Needs to be more investigation into the funding behind malign influence campaigns & partisan disinformation.
The onslaught of lies is astroturfed propaganda.
After reporting came out about Russian funding for Tenet Media, why weren't others found?
These people weren't duped. They knew their funding was suspect.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/well-known-right-wing-influencers-duped-to-work-for-covert-russian-operation-u-s-prosecutors-say
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-5100829/russia-election-influencers-youtube
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/09/05/tenet-media-russia-rt-tim-pool/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/politics/doj-alleges-russia-funded-company-linked-social-media-stars
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Tenet_Media_investigation
https://arxiv.org/html/2503.19802v1
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