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Pro-Trump media firm abruptly folds after Russia scheme exposed (newrepublic.com)

submitted 2 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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Tenet Media is no more.

The conservative media network folded Thursday night, just one day after the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment accusing it of being funded by Russian state-controlled media, according to Tenet Media field reporter Tayler Hansen.

The indictment accused Tenet and its founders of receiving nearly $10 million from employees of Russia Today as part of “a scheme to create and distribute content to U.S. audiences with hidden Russian government messaging,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement.

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[-] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 208 points 2 months ago

Where's all the "there's no Russian interference" people at now? Are they doing the mental gymnastics on how they're going to flip this as being the Democrats fault?

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 82 points 2 months ago

Waiting for the hydra's next head to pop up and give them their talking points.

[-] criticon@lemmy.ca 50 points 2 months ago

They are not getting paid anymore...

[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago

That we know of. This was an extremely simple and silly scheme that was exposed. It wasn't even the first. And it won't be the last. Plus there will be a few slightly more competent ones that we may never know about in our lifetime.

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

These people were too busy creating some bullshit called Trump derangement syndrome and accusing people of having it. They don't live in reality and want to drag us down with them.

[-] eRac 17 points 2 months ago

Babylon Bee promptly started posting 'satire' pieces about Clinton whining about Russian interference the moment the news dropped. The right's response appears to be to connect this to the prior cases, which they already got people to believe a false narrative about.

[-] vegeta@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

But...but..Putin openly endorsed Komrade Kamala...very strongly. Many say Sir, it is the strongest endorsement a communist has ever made.

[-] ziggurat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

No they are saying straight out that on fox news that it's good if Russians help the Republicans win

[-] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

Wow, I'll be honest, didn't see that one coming. I figured they'd spin it some more.

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