“Federal prosecutors said RT oversaw a series of ‘covert projects’ that included funneling $10 million through a series of shell entities to a Tennessee-based company launched in 2023 that publishes videos on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X, formerly known as Twitter,” added CBS News.
The indictment charged that the videos published by the company contained “commentary on events and issues in the United States, such as immigration, inflation, and other topics related to domestic and foreign policy.”
“While the views expressed in the videos are not uniform, the subject matter and content of the videos are often consistent with the Government of Russia’s interest in amplifying U.S. domestic divisions in order to weaken U.S. opposition to core Government of Russia interests, such as its ongoing war in Ukraine,” noted the indictment.
[ so if YOUR OPINION on the War in Ukraine is counter to the Narrative you are working for Russian Interests ]
The indictment does not name the company, only noting that it bills itself as a “network of heterodox commentators that focus on Western political and cultural issues.” Reporters identified the company as
Tenet Media, which says on its website:
Tenet Media is a network of heterodox commentators that focus on Western political and cultural issues. Our goal is to support creators who question institutions that believe themselves to be above questioning. In our view, all issues du jour merit rigorous and honest discussion if one wants to come closest to the truth. For those interested in authentic coverage of the topics that matter most, Tenet Media is your home for content : fearless voices live here.
Those caught up in Chen’s web should have known better. Seriously.
Unless due diligence wasn’t important to them.
PS. I don’t trust the Harris/Biden DoJ are far as I can spit them after what they did to the innocent J6-ers, my White House colleagues, Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro, and what they’re still doing to my former Boss, President Trump right now, but the Tenet Op. is real.
The indictment specifically labels Lauren Chen as the primary liaison between the Russian nationals and the talents that were allegedly recruited. It also said that Lauren Chen knew the source of her funding. In one particular instance, the indictment said that a producer took issue with posting a pro-Russian video from commentator Tucker Carlson that “Founder-2″ insisted on.
“Producer-I privately messaged Founder-2 on Discord: ‘They want me to post this’—referencing the video that Afanasyeva posted—but ‘it just feels like overt shilling.’ Founder-2 replied that Founder-I ‘thinks we should put it out there.’ Producer-I acquiesced, responding, ‘alright I’ll put it out tomorrow,'” said the indictment.