The Justice Dept has revealed pro-Trump Tenet Media is a “covert propaganda project” controlled by the Russian government to “shape the public opinion in ‘Western audiences’”. https://www.tenetmedia.com/
The Tennessee firm created in 2023 has been paid $10 million by Russia Today to help re-elect Donald Trump and bolster Trump's effort to end support for Ukraine.
The Russian-paid self-described "Fearless Voices" include right-wing political commentators Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson, Laura Southern, Taylor Hansen, and Matt Christiansen. The top propagandist being paid a $400,000 monthly fee, a $100,000 signing bonus and an additional performance bonus.
Most of Tenet's videos focus on domestic politics, with recent titles including “Armed Migrant Gang Takes Over Colorado Apartment Building,” “The Great Replacement: Can We Finally Talk About It,” and “‘They Were Lied To:’ the TRUTH about Gender Ideology.”
RT was sanctioned and forced to cease operations in the U.S. and Canada following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. According to the indictment, Tenet and other projects like it were created as a response to the sanctions in order to foster a “covert network” to spread Russian messaging. In 2023, G. Kline Preston IV, a local attorney, and Steve Gill, a conservative pundit, both showed up on a list of 34 “foreign observers” who participated as observers in Russian elections in occupied Ukrainian territories.
Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva are charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Tenet Media’s has featured high-profile conservative guests, including Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump, former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake, and Presidential candidate Donald Trump. The nearly 2,000 videos posted by the company have gotten more than 16 million views on YouTube alone, prosecutors said.
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