Yeah, it's just a smear using (at best) half-truths. If there was Russian involvement, and assuming they weren't CIA assets...the creators themselves didn't even know.
This is an attack on these creators, by the DOJ, not an attack by Russia on the US and Our Democracy.
I wouldn't be shocked if there was some truth involved, as it's easier to work with partial truths than outright lies, but this is likely an attack to discredit the biggest names (Tim Pool and Benny Johnson), not an honest attempt by a foreign power to trick Tim Pool and Benny Johnson into spreading their propaganda. The whole point is to get the word out there, and then use the media (who can lie even easier than the government) to run with those half truths and turn the narrative into these people being outright foreign assets.
Yeah, it's just a smear using (at best) half-truths. If there was Russian involvement, and assuming they weren't CIA assets...the creators themselves didn't even know.
This is an attack on these creators, by the DOJ, not an attack by Russia on the US and Our Democracy.
I wouldn't be shocked if there was some truth involved, as it's easier to work with partial truths than outright lies, but this is likely an attack to discredit the biggest names (Tim Pool and Benny Johnson), not an honest attempt by a foreign power to trick Tim Pool and Benny Johnson into spreading their propaganda. The whole point is to get the word out there, and then use the media (who can lie even easier than the government) to run with those half truths and turn the narrative into these people being outright foreign assets.
The whole concept is laughable.