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FBI Agent goes public with Russian intelligence operation that hooked Musk and Thiel (kyivinsider.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A former FBI special agent is currently out on $100,000 bond after being arrested for attempting to expose what he described as a covert Russian intelligence campaign to gain influence over leading American tech figures—namely Elon Musk and Peter Thiel. The agent, a decorated counterintelligence officer with nearly two decades of service, specialized in Russian espionage operations and had previously been commended for his work uncovering sleeper cells and disinformation networks operating inside the U.S.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I wouldn't be shocked if it were true, but this article looks completely made up.

The FBI agent isn't named. Despite claiming there are "legal filings" no court is named. There are no links or citing sources. There are no specific allegations including dates, specific actions taken by Russia intelligence or by Musk/Thiel in response.

It looks honestly like the article itself is part of typical Russian misinformation meant to pull the left further away from the right, and reduce credibility and factual signal by adding tempting noise.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

His Name is Jonathan Buma

https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/trump-musk-putin-100.html

It's way more likely that youre part of russian propaganda than the ZDF documentary being part of it.