John,
Tonight, Tucker Carlson will air an exclusive interview with Vladimir Putin. If you think the interview will be hard-hitting, think again. From his time at Fox News to his new show on "X," Carlson has a long history of cheerleading Putin's authoritarianism to his right-wing, American audience.
That includes arguing that the U.S. should support Russia's invasion of Ukraine and labeling President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a dictator. It also includes praising Russia's "traditional values." Those values include Russia's abuse of LGBTQ+ rights.
John, Carlson may be what Putin and the KGB call a "useful idiot," but he's an idiot with a large platform to spread an alarming amount of Russian propaganda and misinformation. In fact, his “X” video announcing the Putin interview reached 100 million viewers in 24 hours.
Carlson's project isn't just about Putin. It's about normalizing right-wing authoritarianism in our own country.
And Carlson isn’t just using TV to reach his audience anymore – he’s in their social media news feeds and inboxes.
John, COURIER, was created to protect democracy in these same online spaces.
We stop right-wing misinformation at its source by providing factual, free local news to those who need it most.
We meet people in their inboxes and on their social media feeds – where they’re most likely to encounter right-wing misinformation like this – and inoculate them against propaganda with facts.
And we will never sacrifice our values or prop up an autocrat, to make a buck or get more clicks.
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Thank you,
The COURIER team