Around the time Kamala Harris was taking over the reins of the Democratic presidential ticket, a mysterious group reportedly began a smear campaign against her, paying social media influencers tens of thousands of dollars to promote posts, according to reports.
In late July, a network of influencers who had been recruited to push conservative messages about Donald Trump or President Joe Biden throughout the summer, received an email requesting they make colorful sexual insults about Harris, according to Semafor.
In return, they would be paid tens of thousands of dollars via Zelle, a digital payments network.
“mystery group”
Oh yeah, a real head scratcher.
The Russophobia on this site is simply disgusting.
It’s one of the most powerful and free countries in the known universe and Lemmy should have more respect.
Most powerful most free! Surely you can see how stupid you sound.
I don’t sound stupid.
If I am an American and I say that the US is the best country ever I would sound stupid. So yes, you sound stupid.
I said it’s one of the most powerful and free…
maybe if their leader(s) hadn’t spent 20+ years attempting to subvert global democracy and sow seeds of radical, racist violence across the internet we’d feel a touch different…
Nobody could ever possibly guess who it is.
Trump is literally a rapist. What could she have possibly done that could compare in the slightest?
Unfortunately this bullshit puritan society still doesn’t like women having any sort of sex. Whereas Repubs actually prefer rapists like Donald or Justices Boofer and Corrupt Clarence.
Russia. It’s Russia.
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“Hucksters”
Demagogue is the old word for influencer, people that prey on emotions and prejudices to manipulate people to agree with them politically.
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Blyat!
Such a mystery… No way the Kremlin could be responsible, right?
I think it’s hilarious that the lede makes it appear that this story was broken by George Santos, who lies about literally everything.
Yes
I don’t get why they don’t attack her on her policies (like supporting Israel’s genocide), not on superficial bullshit
They also support Israel’s genocide, so…
Perhaps it’s because a) it works, and b) they know republican policy is less popular. They could lie about policy (well, more than they already have), but I think they’re going to save that for after the first debate, personally.
They already attack her for not supporting Israel’s genocide enough.
If you think Republicans are going to do anything to stop Israel from wiping every single Palestinian off the face of the earth, you’re an idiot.
Seems like you mean we, not they
