An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content

New York Times - Sep 22, 2026

Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversation.

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