Source: Washington Post
by Erik Wemple
“A federal investigation has determined that a Tennessee-based media company ‘regularly posts videos … across an array of social media channels, including YouTube, TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, and Rumble.’ Sound nefarious? Well, the Sept. 4 Justice Department indictment charges two Russian employees of the beleaguered propaganda mill RT, formerly known as Russia Today, with funneling nearly $10 million to ‘finance and direct’ the firm — unnamed in the indictment but widely reported to be Tenet Media — an undertaking that included securing content contributions from pro-Trump commentators including Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Dave Rubin and others. None of the commentators was accused of wrongdoing. Excep, of course, on social media, where there was much snickering about ‘Russian assets’ who — lo and behold! — had at last encountered a bona fide conspiracy.” (09/27/24)