Hacked emails and documents reveal that the managing editor of Grayzone, a news site aimed at Americans, received payments from Iranian and Russian government media outlets. According to the Washington Post, Wyatt Reed, the managing editor, received thousands of dollars from PressTV, an Iranian state-funded propaganda organization. The founder of Grayzone has also been linked to Russian media, having appeared on Russian television and accepted a trip to Moscow. The Grayzone is known for its anti-Israel, anti-American, and pro-Russian stance. These revelations highlight the challenges in identifying and tracing foreign influence operations in the media.
☞☞ So the managing editor of Max Blumenthal's Grayzone site has been on the salary of Iranian as well as Russian propaganda organs. Important (but not surprising) investigation from @washingtonpost -- https://t.co/1TKfO0FtbD
Free link to The Washington Post article about the Grayzone staff taking money from Iran and Russia. https://t.co/ORehHD7xVN
The Grayzone linked to Russian and Iranian disinformation 👀 https://t.co/1jen4QYhwB
Leaked documents from Tehran state propaganda agency PressTV show payments to the managing editor of anti-Israel, anti-American, pro-Russian blog Grayzone. https://t.co/KUnrnYUicq https://t.co/jWYQzoO7wJ
Leaked documents from Tehran state propaganda agency PressTV shows payments to the managing editor of anti-Israel, anti-American, pro-Russian blog Grayzone. https://t.co/KUnrnYUicq https://t.co/8xZ63jnL8p
“Recently unearthed documents reveal that leaders of [the Grayzone] received money from both Russian and Iranian government media outlets, showing how widening geopolitical alliances are making it harder to identify and trace foreign influence operations” https://t.co/DUAmx1ekOa
Recently unearthed documents reveal leaders of online news site @TheGrayzoneNews, aimed at Americans, have received money from both Russia and the Islamic Republic’s media outlets. https://t.co/yNhxV2sDnQ
I’m shocked. SHOCKED. That Grayzone writers took money from Iran. cc: @Alexey__Kovalev https://t.co/uav1UxFOdV
Hacked emails and other documents from the Iranian government-funded Press TV show payments of thousands of dollars to a writer who is now Washington-based editor for Grayzone, whose founder regularly appears on Russian television and once accepted a trip to Moscow for a…
“Recently unearthed documents reveal that leaders of an online news site aimed at Americans have received money from both Russian and Iranian government media outlets” I’ll be honest: it’s not exactly a shock. https://t.co/nUyp4rNoUo
JUST NOW: Hacked documents reveal that Grayzone Managing Editor Wyatt Reed received thousands of dollars in payments from PressTV, an Iranian state-funded propaganda organization. https://t.co/Cs5B36XIvv
Hacked emails and documents: a DC-based editor for Grayzone, a news site aimed at Americans, received money from Russian and Iranian government media outlets (@josephmenn / Washington Post) https://t.co/Sp6prssj5N https://t.co/ljfiNzjCNs
Iran’s PressTV, Russian outlets paid U.S. contributors who also run Grayzone - The Washington Post https://t.co/rUQxgfpyTj