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A pro-Trump influencer says a Russian agent paid him $100 to post a fake voter fraud video. It wasn’t the first time | CNN Politics

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American social media influencer says he was paid $ 100 to post fake video of Haitian immigrants claiming to vote in the US presidential election.

Simeon Boikov , a Russian propagandist podcaster known online as “ AussieCossack ,” offered him $ 100 for the video, he said.

Documents show he is registered foreign agent for Russia in Australia , where he works for Russian state media.

AlphaFox deleted the post after speaking with CNN .

He also admitted he was paid to post content that targeted Harris and Emhoff .

The US intelligence community has determined that the claim originated as a Russian influence operation.

"Real people have become important vehicles of Russian disinformation," says Linvill , the disinformation expert.

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