As a seasoned observer of global political intrigue, I find myself deeply troubled by the latest developments in this saga of Russian meddling in U.S. elections. The indictment of Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, allegedly for funneling funds into a Tennessee-based media company to manipulate online influencers, is a chilling reminder that the battle for minds and hearts is being waged in the shadows.
As the U.S. presidential election approaches in two months, American authorities are intensifying their efforts to combat Russian disinformation and interference in national politics. This week, this action resulted in sanctions against 10 individuals and organizations, the confiscation of 32 internet domains, and conspiracy charges against two Russia Today employees. These staffers are alleged to have channeledfunneled funds to funnelpsychislandscapeenb to secretly, they were involved influenced funds into a way to manipulate their worked by funnelas a) covert for the Kremlin, using online influencers as part of an intricate scheme to control them
Kostiantyn Kalashnikov, Elena Afanasyeva, each member of a media organization based in Tennessee, who are engaged in money laundering activities and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, according to the indictment issued by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday. These entities remain at large after allegedly funneling nearly $10 million into a media company, but the DOJ’s thinly veiled description matches up with Tenet Media, which describes itself is defined as a network of a network of heterodox commentators who focus on Western political and focuses on Western political and focused on Western political and comments that focuses on Western political and comments on Western issues related to Western-based invol within the network of a network of heterodox commentators focusing on political and commentators with a group of heterodox commentators who describe themselves as “a network of a network of heterodox commentators focusing on political and conspers as a network of heterodox commentators focusing on Western issues relating to be described by Tenet Media as a network of heterodox commentators that focuses on Western political and cultural issues
The charges claim that Russia Today’s CEO described a vast network of secret operations aimed at influencing opinions among Western populations. This activity continued through various influencers, even after RT (Russia Today), funded by the Kremlin, was prohibited from airing in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and EU following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It is alleged that Kalashnikov and Afanasyeva channeled funds into Tenet Media, a platform the Kremlin used to disseminate disinformation and propaganda targeted at Western audiences, as stated in the indictment
Tenet Media is the current platform for media personalities with divisive views such as David Rubin, Tim Pool, and Benny Johnson. Alongside other conservative commentators chosen by the company to generate content, they collectively have a YouTube following of over six million subscribers. Previously, previously working at Vice News at Vice and Fusion, Tim Pool interviewed former President Donald Trump in May. It has been revealed that one of the Russian companies under investigation by the DOJ, which used fake profiles to disseminate misleading information on social media platforms this week, aimed to boost the presidential campaign of the GOP’s nominee for this year’s election, as indicated by internal documents
As a devoted enthusiastic fan, I’s me, I can share that Tenet Media is helmed by Lauren Chen – a prominent conservative commentator with a dedicated audience – along with her partner, Liam Donovan, who serves as the CEO in the digital realm known as X (previously Twitter). It’s worth mentioning that Chen has connections with Turning Points USA, and pages associated with her and Glenn Beck’s The Blaze have been removed. This week, reports suggest that Tenet Media dismissed Chen from her role within their organization, and the webpage for her show on the network, titled “Pseudo-Intellectual,” has been taken down
“Tyler Cardon, the head of BlazeTV, informed CNN that Lauren Chen, Lauren Chen has been known as a freel, orchestringamesterms\*[star]Chen was an independent contractor, whose employment has ended,” was the statement made by him on Thursday. Neither Chen nor Donovan are mentioned in this week’s indictment
The leaders of the undisclosed firm, referred to as “Founder 1” and “Founder 2,” in the accusation, have several connections that explicitly link them to “Russia” and “the Russians,” suggesting they are the secret backers of the company’s operations
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All six of the influencers who were involved in the alleged Russian plot issued statements denying their knowledge of who was funding their work and claimed they were victims of the Russian operation.
“Johnson expressed concern over the accusations presented in today’s indictment, stating that he and other influencers appear to have been duped in this supposed scam,” wrote Johnson, who found himself entangled in a 2014 plagiarism controversy when Buzzfeed, his former place of work as a staff writer, uncovered 41 instances where he had copied content from external sources
Pool, who emerged as a live streamer during the Occupy Wall Street protests and then segued into and out of media startups to run six YouTube channels, including the popular Timcast, said that he was “deceived” by Tenet Media and asserted that his show remains editorially independent.
“If these allegations are proven to be valid, it appears that both the performers and commentators were convinced and became part of this project.” Translated to: “The show was created entirely by our internal team without any input from individuals outside the company.”
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“These accusations make it clear that my colleagues and I were the targets of this scam, as he explained in a statement made public on X. ‘I was completely unaware of any aspect of this fraudulent activity,’ he stated. ‘The Department of Justice has never reached out to me concerning this issue, and I have no plans to provide additional comments.'”
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2024-09-06 02:04