Russian Funding of US and Canadian Political Influencers

The US Department of Justice indicted two Russian nationals on September 4, 2024, for funding Tenet Media — a network controlled by Canadian influencer Lauren Chen and her husband Liam Donovan. They allegedly accepted nearly $10 million USD from Russian state media outlet RT to spread Kremlin propaganda. The network posted over 2,000 videos on YouTube accumulating 16+ million views. CDMRN tracked across 8 updates and a final debrief.