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Can you trust that post about Tom Steyer? How paid influencers are flooding into the governor’s race
Steyer, who has poured nearly $200 million into the most expensive primary campaign in state history, is under scrutiny for using paid social media influencers to post favorable things about him.
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Steyer, who has poured nearly $200 million into the most expensive primary campaign in state history, is under scrutiny for using paid social media influencers to post favorable things about him.
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According to The Almanac’s source item, Can you trust that post about Tom Steyer? How paid influencers are flooding into the governor’s race, Steyer, who has poured nearly $200 million into the most expensive primary campaign in state history, is under scrutiny for using paid social media influencers to post favorable things about him.
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