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NY TIMES REVEALED DEMOCRATS PAID 100+ CREATORS, SOME IN FOREIGNER COUNTRIES, TO FAKE 'ORGANIC' AFFORDABILITY OUTRAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE 2026 MIDTERMS... TEXAS BIG TARGET OF VIDS! LEGALLY REQUIRED PAID POLITICAL AD STATEMENTS NOT ON MOST! A Democratic-Aligned Group Called Project Bullhorn Hired More Than 100 Content Creators Through The SideShift Platform To Produce Videos Highlighting A “Rising Crisis Of Affordability” Ahead Of The 2026 Midterms, Paying $25 To $30 Per Video, According To A @nytimes Investigation Published September 22, 2026. Many Creators Failed To Disclose The Payments. Roughly Two-Thirds Of Those Who Shared Location Information DID NOT LIVE IN THE STATES They Discussed, SOME EVEN LIVED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. One Utah Resident Posed As A Texan Struggling Near Dallas; A Creator Based In Leicestershire, ENGKAND, Claimed To Be “Born & Raised” In Texas While Posting Dozens Of Videos About Rent & Gas Prices; & A Woman In Ontario, CANADA, Posted About United States Affordability Issues. In One Case, A Creator Using The Name “Drew” Posted A Video Comparing Texas & California Costs Of Living That Received Nearly 3 Million Views. He Later Uploaded A Confessional, Since Deleted, Stating: “All Of It Was Paid For. I Don’t Even Live In Texas.” His Real Name Is Alex Forrester, Who Has Lived In Utah & Florida. Project Bullhorn, Which Has Described Its Mission As Combating Right-Wing Dominance On Social Media, Sought “UGC Creators To Speak On The Rising Crisis Of Affordability Around The United States Ahead Of The 2026 Midterms,” Per A Job Posting On SideShift. The Rate Began At $30 Per Video Before Dropping To $25. The Times Identified The Participating Accounts By Analyzing Activity Among Thousands Of Creators Who Signed Up With The Platform. The Effort Fits A Broader Pattern Of High-Volume, Low-Cost Campaigns That Saturate Feeds With Political Content From Accounts With Modest Followings, OFTEN RIN BY PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. Similar Campaigns This Year Have Paid Creators To Promote Specific Candidates, Oppose Crypto Legislation, Support AI Regulation, & Defend Mail Voting, Frequently Without Disclosures. University Of Pittsburgh Professor Samuel Woolley Has Described Such Tactics As Digital Astroturfing: “The More People See An Idea Online, The More Inured To It They Become & The More Commonplace & Acceptable It Becomes.” The New York Times Article, “An Army Of Paid Creators Is Carpeting The Web With Political Content,” Was Reported By Ken Bensinger & Stuart A. Thompson. Project Bullhorn Declined To Comment. SideShift Co-Founder Drew Levin Has Publicly Argued That Brands Prefer Volume, Saying: “Why Spend $1,000 On One Video, When You Can Spend $1,000 On 30 Videos?” The Strategy Aims To Make Coordinated Messaging Appear As Spontaneous Grassroots Sentiment. Viewers Encountering Repeated Affordability Videos On TikTok, Instagram, Or YouTube In Recent Months Were Often Watching Paid Content Produced For That Exact Purpose. Video Source: @ginamilan_