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Reddit Sleuths Are Attempting to Uncover Which Stand-Up Comedians Are Paid to Make Russian Propaganda

The Biden administration announced this week that it’s taking broad actions to stop Russian schemes designed to influence the 2024 elections. As part of the effort, it’s shutting down a company called Social Design Agency, “which the Treasury Department previously sanctioned for allegedly running fake news sites in Europe on behalf of the Russian government.”

The government released Social Design Agency internal documents that detail its plans to influence the election, including spreading disinformation in swing states and monitoring the accounts of people it considers “influencers,” including comedians. That caught the attention of Redditor cannonfunk who posed a question to the r/StandUpComedy subreddit: “The Russians are actively targeting comedians who might be easily bribed to spread their propaganda. Who do you think was on the list?”

The Most Embarrassing Failures of Famous Geniuses

A broken clock is right twice a day, but even the best clocks need a battery change every once in a while. Clocks run on batteries, right? We’ve never mounted a clock. Is that just watches? Look, you know what we mean. They can’t all be winners, even from the biggest winners in history.

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