Tenet Media is no more.

The conservative media network folded Thursday night, just one day after the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment accusing it of being funded by Russian state-controlled mediaaccording to Tenet Media field reporter Tayler Hansen.

The indictment accused Tenet and its founders of receiving nearly $10 million from employees of Russia Today as part of “a scheme to create and distribute content to U.S. audiences with hidden Russian government messaging,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement.

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    4 months ago

    What? Tim who? And the rest… I seem to be missing some serious context here.

    Edit: I have educated myself.

    The accused will claim McCarthyism, even though this time there’s actual proof of connections, unlike in the 50s.