Right-wing influencers paid millions by Russian operation for propaganda videos: DOJ

A group of right-wing influencers said they were “victims” of an alleged Russian disinformation campaign after the Department of Justice accused Russia of using high-profile conservative commentators in America to push propaganda ahead of the presidential election in November. An indictment filed in the Southern District of New York linked six U.S. internet personalities — including Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson — to a Tennessee-based media company, which, in reality, appears to be a Russian government-backed influence operation. Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, who are Moscow-based and on...