How Russia’s Useful Idiots Work
Plus: Why Is the New York Times Legitimizing a Holocaust Denier?
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NICHOLAS GROSSMAN: How Russia’s Useful Idiots Work
A RUSSIAN INFLUENCE OPERATION paid millions of dollars to right-wing American “influencers” who promote Russia-friendly narratives, according to a detailed indictment alleging money laundering and other crimes. Through a company called “Tenet Media,” two Russian state media employees used nearly $10 million to fund right-wing influencers who often ape Russian propaganda, including Dave Rubin (2.45 million YouTube subscribers), Benny Johnson (2.39 million), Tim Pool (1.37 million), and Lauren Southern (712,000). Russia’s operation also allegedly built fake websites that mimicked media outlets such as the Washington Post and Fox News, and used a network of fake accounts and bots on social media to spread conspiracy theories and other Russia-friendly content.
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STEVEN LUBET: Why Is the New York Times Legitimizing a Holocaust Denier?
IT WAS SHOCKING, although not surprising, to see Tucker Carlson praise the prominent Holocaust denier Darryl Cooper, who said Adolf Hitler was a peacemaker and called Winston Churchill the “chief villain” of World War II. But it was even more shocking—as well as dismaying and disheartening— when the New York Times conferred some credibility on Cooper by repeatedly describing him as merely a “Holocaust revisionist” rather than an outright denier.
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