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NYTIMES (Ken Bensinger and Stuart A. Thompson) - Political Campaigns Are Quietly Paying Influencers to Support Candidates

Their videos have proliferated on social media, but the payments are frequently hidden from viewers.

Sourcehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/us/politics/campaigns-paid-influencers.html
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The discussion focuses on how social media creators' political content is driving public conversation as they flood the internet with political content ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Who discussed the reporting on social media creators producing political content ahead of the November midterm elections?
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