"A Reporter on the Kremlin's Payroll Works at a Small U.S. News Network Trump Has Endorsed"

[EleanorR]

Link to tweet

You know about Fox News, and you may know about the Sinclair Broadcast Group, a conservative company that requires many of its stations to air pro-Trump commentary. But there’s also the One America News Network, a more recent addition to the cable dial that is almost comically pro-Trump, which he has repeatedly promoted on Twitter.

Kevin Poulsen of the Daily Beast reports on this colorful aspect of OANN’s coverage:

If the stories broadcast by the Trump-endorsed One America News Network sometimes look like outtakes from a Kremlin trolling operation, there may be a reason. One of the on-air reporters at the 24-hour network is a Russian national on the payroll of the Kremlin’s official propaganda outlet, Sputnik.

That’s right, a “reporter” who is literally on the Kremlin payroll works at a news network endorsed by Trump, where he airs stories alleging bizarre conspiracy theories, including one claiming that “Hillary Clinton is secretly bankrolling antifa through her political action committee.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/22/trump-is-building-chaos-machine/?utm_term=.173873f1fcaa

[NewJeffCT]

1. One America isn't THAT small

the ratings may be lower for now, but if I flip through the channels on TV, the cable news channels will be CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox, the CSPANs and then you'll see OANN

They're available to a lot of people.

[EleanorR]

2. I'd never heard of it

I looked at their wiki page and found this. Sounds like it's simply propaganda. I suspect in the future they'll be hiring more folks who also work for Putin.

OANN is pro-Trump.[9][20][21] Robert Herring, Sr., founder and CEO of the network, has ordered producers to promote certain types of content, such as pro-Trump stories, anti-Clinton stories and anti-abortion stories, and minimize stories about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.[9] According to a number of former and current employees at the channel, as well as internal e-mails, the executives of the channel have "directed his channel to push Trump’s candidacy, scuttle stories about police shootings, encourage antiabortion stories, minimize coverage of Russian aggression, and steer away from the new president’s troubles."[9] During the 2016 presidential campaign, the channel ran a special titled "Betrayal at Benghazi: The Cost of Hillary Clinton’s Dereliction and Greed."[9] Herring, the owner of the channel, sent producers at the channel a report falsely claiming that Hillary Clinton had a brain tumor, and asked them to check up on it.[9] He also shared a report with producers that claimed that Planned Parenthood had promoted abortion, and ordered them to minimize coverage of Pope Francis's US visit due to the Pope's calls for action on global warming. (see Laudato si')[9] Herring repeatedly ordered his producers not to cover stories pertaining to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.[9]

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. I saw it being played in a Popeye's restaurant

It was immediately obvious that it was skewed FAR to the right/Trump

[bsiebs]

4. OAN is terrible... a couple of the "hosts" are far worse than FOX... vile beyond belief..

This is actually the station to tune in to if you wish to watch any of trump's rallies live - they broadcast every one of them live.. from the beginning right to the end (queue rolling stones "you cant always get what you want&quot ...

[The Wielding Truth]

5. Subterfuge. He is being used and using Putin to get his way. Lousy grifter. This is dishonest.

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deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.
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