Some famous people admitted that they were paid to promote the series.
In April of this year, the United States showed a 12-episode documentary-style series “Zelensky Without a Mask.” It contained devastating criticism of Zelensky and comments from people sympathetic to Russia. This happened when Congress was discussing military aid to Ukraine.
AP wrote about this.
According to the publication, influential conservatives on social networks promoted the project among millions of subscribers.
Among the commentators was Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the former president wrote in X, Truth Social and Threads:
“Interesting about the billions of dollars and weapons that Congress sent to Ukraine? Watch the first episode of the explosive 12-part series”, – it was said in message.
At the same time, many of the famous people who shared the video expressed shock last month to learn that they were promoting products secretly financed by the Kremlin. Some of them admitted to being paid to promote the show.
“The creation of 'Zelensky Unmasked' and its viral spread demonstrate how widely Russia-backed views are spreading on social media, a trend that worries current and former U.S. intelligence officials and disinformation experts,”, the AP writes.
In particular, the investigation exposing Swann offers “insight into the shadowy and lucrative world of powerful political operatives who are under no obligation to disclose who pays them.”
That, in turn, raises concerns about the transparency of political support in the largely unregulated social media space. media.
US officials concerned about Russia's secret attempts to use Americans who are unaware of it to spread Moscow's propaganda.
Recall that in Ukraine a Russian “fake news factory” was exposed, whichis run by Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian President Vladimir Putin's Administration Sergei Kiriyenko.
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