(NewsNation) — A media company linked to six popular right-wing influencers was covertly funded by Russia to spread the Kremlin’s agenda, according to allegations in a Department of Justice indictment filed Wednesday.
The indictment doesn’t name the company specifically, but the “Tennesse-based online content company” is likely TENET Media, which works with six prominent conservative creators.
The company was allegedly secretly funded to create English-language videos with an “interest in amplifying U.S. domestic divisions in order to weaken U.S. opposition” to Russia’s interests.
The DOJ doesn’t allege any wrongdoing by the influencers, some of whom it says were given false information about the source of the company’s funding. Instead, it accuses two employees of RT, a Russian state media company, of funneling nearly $10 million to the company.
Creators who have publicly implicated they were impacted include Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Dave Rubin, Taylor Hansen and Matt Christiansen, who are all featured on the company’s YouTube channel.
Another influencer, Lauren Southern, is featured on TENET’s website but has not yet publicly acknowledged the indictment.
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