[thread] foreign electoral intervention
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_electoral_intervention
* attempts by governments, covertly or overtly, to influence elections in another country
#democracy #ElectoralIntervention #ElectoralFraud #China #Russia #influencers #SocialMedia #Xcorp #Twitter #YouTube #misinformation #disinformation #TenetMedia #RT #ForeignAgent #PoliticalCorruption
Russian operatives hire U.S. influencers to create viral videos
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-5100829/russia-election-influencers-youtube
* Russia using right-wing U.S. influencers to spread Kremlin propaganda re: 2024 presidential election
* Tenet Media, Nashville TN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenet_Media
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_(TV_network)
Russia's sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/04/nx-s1-5100329/us-russia-election-interference-bots-2024
#democracy #ElectoralIntervention #ElectoralFraud #TenetMedia #Russia #influencers #SocialMedia #disinformation #RT
Right-Wing Influencers Duped By Russian Election Interference Scheme
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/right-wing-influencers-allegedly-duped-by-russian-election-interference-scheme
Is This Right-Wing Media Platform the Product of $10M Russian Plot?
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/is-this-right-wing-media-platform-the-product-of-a-10-million-russian-plot
* company in DoJ indictment matches Tenet Media, TN firm created 2022-Jan
* Tenet Media worked hosted right-wing media personalities: Benny Johnson; Tim Pool; Lauren Southern; Dave Rubin
#democracy #ElectoralIntervention #ElectoralFraud #TenetMedia #Russia #influencers #SocialMedia #disinformation #RT
Far-Right Media Outlet Linked to Russian Influence Campaign Prod. 50+ Videos Focused on Canada
https://pressprogress.ca/far-right-media-outlet-linked-to-secret-russian-influence-campaign-produced-50-videos-focused-on-canada
* Canadian videos by Tenet Media viewed 500,000x
* Russian owned media outlet RT
* Tenet Media founded by Canadian rt-wing soc. media influencer Lauren Chen, husband Liam Donovon
* RT gave $10M to Chen, Donovon thru Tenet Media & sep. Canadian company they control: Roaming Millennial Inc.
#democracy #ElectoralIntervention #TenetMedia #Russia #influencers #disinformation #RT
Meet the Right-wing Canadian influencers accused of collaborating w. alleged Russian propaganda scheme
https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/russian-influence-election-tenet-media-chen-southern-1.7314976
* Tenet Media, founded 2023 by Canadian influencers/vocal far-right pundits Lauren Chen, husband Liam Donovan
* hired Chen's longtime friend/collaborator Lauren Southern, Cdn far-right influencer massive social media
* Chen allegedly paid by pro-Moscow outlet RT
#democracy #ElectoralIntervention #TenetMedia #Russia #influencers #disinformation #RT #LaurenSouthern
The social media accounts of two Canada’s most vocal far-right pundits have fallen unusually silent after U.S. officials accused them of being collaborators of a covert Russian propaganda campaign.
Canadian tied to alleged Russian influencer op received thousands in fees: U.S.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadian-tied-to-alleged-russian-influencer-op-received-thousands-in-fees-u-s-1.7028431
* founders of company connected to Canada received $760,000 USD fees/commissions
* Russian ploy to dupe right-wing influencers to share videos to further Kremlin’s interests, sow division among Americans
#democracy #ElectoralIntervention #TenetMedia #Russia #influencers #disinformation #RT
YouTube says the channels of a far-right Canadian influencer have been removed after U.S. officials alleged the company she co-founded received US$760,000 in fees and commissions as part of an alleged Russian ploy to dupe right-wing influencers into sowing division among Americans.
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