• ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    The headline makes it sound like the influencer took the money and posted the video.

    Edit: that’s because he did. His was the account that posted the fake ‘Hatian’s voting illegally in Georgia’ video.

    “I don’t have any idea where it came from or anything - I’m just the guy who shared it,” he said.

    Well, isn’t that the fuckin problem?

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      12 days ago

      “I didn’t think anything of it.”

      Yes, we know. Not thinking is common all over the spectrum because humans™ but it’s a pre-requisite to being anything right of center.

      I hate reading this stuff because these fucking ass-wipes always seem so surprised after the consequences happen and even then someone usually needs to point it out to them. Like “how could I have known???” and it’s like “very easily! It was painfully obvious and everyone was telling you including credible experts!”

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      12 days ago

      $100 for an influencer. $10,000 for a congressman. It’s all peanuts for them. The ROI is insane.