Russia has upped its game in laundering its propaganda, moving from posts on Twitter and Facebook to the use of conservative commentators to create Russia-slanted videos. Federal prosecutors alleged that the videos reflected views aimed at weakening U.S. opposition to Russia actions, including its invasion of Ukraine. (NBC News, September 5, 2024, by Brandy Zadrozny and Ryan J. Reilly)
The government indictments accused RT of providing $10 million to Tenet Media, a platform for right-wing commentators. The prosecutors said the goal was to push content favoring Donald Trump and others who support Russian interests. (CNN, September 5, 2024, by Zachary Cohen, Donie Sullivan, Evan Perez, Sean Lyngaas and Majilie de Puy Kamp)