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Anne ApplebaumRussian state TV says it is launching a Tucker Carlson show. Carlson says it's not true. Since neither source has any credibility, hard to decide who not to believe...
https://www.ft.com/content/5e204059-9455-4b77-a5f7-b5d7fd81e48f
And here's why they might be interested: Carlson is a master of the fake culture war propaganda the Russians invented
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/tucker-carlson-putin-orban-propaganda/675380/
synlogic@anneapplebaum Carlson is almost certainly on Putin's payroll. de facto
Tyler Durden
BadCo@synlogic @anneapplebaum he‘s on Trump‘s payroll - so yes
@badco ha. I'd agree with you but I dont think Trump has much money. I believe he's "owned" behind scenes by Putin and the Russian mob. they began bailing him out decades ago
maybe Saudis too, dunno
VHG 🇪🇺🇺🇦
Laure@anneapplebaum if you squint just right, you can see #TuckerCarlson on a Russian news show, speaking to a panel on a set that is like a reality TV / gladiator / game show.
Sebastian Lammermann@anneapplebaum Maybe Tucker Carlson is starting a Russia Show.
nedhamson@anneapplebaum Pimping for Putin Show...
Helianthus@anneapplebaum
If the Russian state TV broadcasts Tucker Carlson's Twitter videos it makes them both liars.
And no, I don't bet money on my silly idea but it really wouldn't surprise me if they pulled off something like this.
PaulOutBox
VZ@anneapplebaum Just wait until Peskov confirms or denies it. His lack of credibility largely trumps both of them, so then we'll definitely know that it won't, or will, happen.
Veronika Cheplygina@anneapplebaum hitting a paywall does not help the source credibility question 😅
Jamie Mason
Eljorgeabides@anneapplebaum this announcement is a test run to see if it will work or not
Kevin Karhan 
@anneapplebaum what if both lie and say the truth at the same time?
Which is possible if #TuckerCarson does some shitty #hatespeech #monologue|s on his own budget that are open for commercial #licensing but #RT were the first to buy that shit...
Would mean that Tucker Carson gets a TV show in Russia but he didn't make it for them pending any (exclisivity) deals...
Maxilo OveritIt's not not not not not not not pravda.
ᴚ uɐᗡ@anneapplebaum Just wait for Tucker to say it's not true... from his new show... on Russian state TV
aethervision@anneapplebaum I liked Tucker better when he was Tokyo Rose.
Pablo Rrrrrrr@anneapplebaum In Putin’s Russia Tucker watches YOU!
Gabriel Pettier@anneapplebaum maybe his handler didn’t tell him yet…
@anneapplebaum if he does, how close to actual treason would he get?
Robert William Vesterman@anneapplebaum Clearly, either (1) they're not, but Tucker thinks they are, or else (2) they think they're not, but Tucker's somehow going to make it happen.
BEHOLD THE POWER OF LOGIC!
Theosuwb@anneapplebaum neither side indeed! 😂😂