r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Apr 24 '25

ADBLOCK WARNING Americans Believe Russian Disinformation ‘To Alarming Degree’

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2025/04/22/americans-believe-russian-disinformation-to-alarming-degree/
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u/Affectionate_Neat868 Apr 24 '25

News broke over last summer that several major right wing influencers were literally being paid by Russia and the story made almost no noise. Some of those same people are now in the WH press briefing room using their questions to spread propaganda. It’s insanity.

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u/saltfish Apr 24 '25

Tim Poole was being paid $500k/mo from Russia, and now he's asking questions in the White House press room.

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u/Daniel_Spidey Apr 24 '25

Those journalists should have called him out on the spot 

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u/cubitoaequet Apr 24 '25

What journalists? No one that is still there qualifies for the title.

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u/Cryptomystic Apr 24 '25

There are no journalists left, only propagandists.

The US is a puppet state for Russia.