Would you trust a "news person" paid by Russian intelligence?

[OddBeMe]

If you listen to Benny Johnson, Tim Pool and Dave Rubin you're an idiot

Yes

No

[BadApple69]

On the flip side…. Corporate media is paid by who? Corporations…. Where does their money come from?
Russia bad….. corporations can be bad…. Globalists are bad…..


But to be 100% honest i’d rather sit down and have a beer with Putin than with Charles Schwab, Bill Gates, or any of those globalist asswipes.

[TwoToTooTutu2]

I have heard of Tim Pool, but don't know anything about him really.

I know Dave Rubin, but who is the other guy?

[OddBeMe]

Im guessing the other name up there. Benny. It’s from the same article. But doesn’t matter really. Research where your favorite commentators get their money,

[combative]

That's the case with all "influencers". In reality they are "influenced" to be the mouth piece of their sponsors just like all media talking heads. They focus on the topics and shift bias in favor of whoever is paying them or platforming them.

[OddBeMe]

No. All influencers don’t get Russia. Intelligence money. Back in the Cold War that was called treason.

[combative]

You can't have a career as an "influencer" without getting paid by someone that influences you. Nor can you be platformed on social media without being influenced by those platforms policies and company culture. All talking heads are influenced deeply.

[OddBeMe]

Who you get paid by is absolutely relevant. You right wingers choose not to look at it.

[NathanDavis]

you had to listen to them to reach to this conclusion though...

[OddBeMe]

No I just looked at the evidence of Russian money pouring into right wing politics

[exitseven]

Dave Rubin is the only one I have heard of. I am surprised at this if it is true.

[OddBeMe]

He admitted to it

[exitseven]

i just looked into this. These guys are associated with a company called Tenet. Unbeknownst to them Tenet received 10 million dollars to engage in a Russian disinformation campaign. Supposed none of these podcasters were aware of this and they all maintained complete editorial control over their own content. I guess they were guilty of not looking into who they were getting paid from. I am not sure about the rest. I have only seen Dave Rubin and truly i never paid much attention to him.

[OddBeMe]

How do you know “unbeknownst? Certainly they gave him talking points.

[exitseven]

@OddBeMe this is what the podcasters claim. They could be lying but maybe they would have bailed on this company if thy knew.

[OddBeMe]

Not his testimony dummy.

[OddBeMe]

Unbeknownst to them. Would you say that if it were an al queada funded company?

As a business guy I look up the companies that want to hire me.

[CaptainSmartass]

I don't trust news reporters full stop. I don't even watch the news any more. Haven't done since COVID.

Simples...

[OddBeMe]

I don’t trust Russia money. Full stop. But you go you’re way

[Sevenpointfive]

i like russians. but i don't think i can trust someone who can't speak their mind.

[DrPepper12]

I don't believe our DNI or krasnov either

[OddBeMe]

I’ll look at evidence from anyone.