The political right is spending vast fortunes to influence the gullible. The money comes from autocrats, kleptocrats, billionaires, and the like. This story is just the latest.
Billions spent to spread mid-and dis-information about #ClimateChange have been well documented for a long time already.
The problems we see around us now are the result of people making choices. Those with money pay to get the choices they want. The latest is just a small investment for them.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/russian-influence-election-tenet-media-chen-southern-1.7314976
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