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Axios reports:
A fake theory about Politico being funded by the government is catching fire in right-wing circles. It’s a prime example of how false information sweeps through social media — and it could spell trouble for Politico and any other media organization that has contracts for subscriptions with the government. The story appears to have started when Politico missed payroll on Tuesday because of a tech snag, media reporter Will Sommer notes.
MAGA media dug into public records on USAspending.gov and uncovered that the government paid Politico $8.2 million in the last 12 months. People linked those two facts and wrongly assumed that Politico missed payroll because those millions came from USAID. That turned into dozens of viral posts on X, reposted by Elon Musk himself. $8.2 million was the amount the entire government paid Politico — and it’s likely the cost of premium subscriptions, such as Politico Pro.
Read the full article. Politico Pro is very expensive and paywalled “DC insider” content subscribed to by many federal workers. But Musk and many prominent cultists including Charlie Kirk, Benny Johnson, and Libs of TikTok are claiming that Politico is “funded” by USAID. Although those claims were debunked hours ago, at this writing none of the cultists have acknowledged their lies.
