At least one conservative blogger was paid to repeat talking points provided by a proxy group for the Ukrainian government, Buzzfeed reported Tuesday.
Articles appearing on RedState, Breitbart, and Pajamas Media during the lead-up to Ukrainian parliamentary elections last year closely reflected talking points from Ukraine’s ruling Party of Regions, according to documents obtained by Buzzfeed. Libertarian media strategist George Scoville disseminated those talking points amongst at least five or six bloggers, according to an anonymous writer that leaked the documents to Buzzfeed.
The blogger who spoke with Buzzfeed, on condition of anonymity because of “lingering qualms about the arrangement,” admitted to being offered $500 to write a blog post lauding the pro-Russian Party of Regions. He told the website that Scoville’s name was on that check.
Scoville also invited the writers to participate in a conference call with an official from the Ukraine’s Central Election Commission, according to an email obtained by Buzzfeed.
Read the full text of the talking points sent to conservative bloggers over at Buzzfeed.
