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— The Hill (@thehill) July 18, 2018

“… Paris Wade, who is running for the Nevada state assembly, and his former business partner Ben Goldman were reportedly in contact with Macedonian media attorney Trajche Arsov as Arsov ran several fake news websites focusing on U.S. politics out of Macedonia before the 2016 election. …

… Wade wrote more than 40 articles for some of Arsov’s fake news websites, including USA Politics Today, as did his brother, according to BuzzFeed’s report.

Arsov told the outlet that many Americans wrote for his fake news websites, including a blogger who now writes for Gateway Pundit, a right-wing website that frequently publishes on conspiracy theories. …”