Conservative radio host and podcaster Charlie Kirk discussed what he called the “synthetic media complex” during his Monday episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, and pointed to a recent TikTok as evidence that reports seen in the media are fabricated.
“Is the mid-term narrative — that we are seeing being pushed by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal — is it actually a simulation that is being funded by Silicon Valley billionaires?”, Kirk asked.
“Over the weekend, an attorney with a very popular TikTok account decided to something rather courageous. I don’t know this young man’s name. We’ll find it and I’ll say it. But this young lawyer — is not a Trump fan, by the way — decided to make a TikTok in no uncertain terms that a billionaire funded 501(C)(3) non-profit, that’s a very important part of this story, sent him an email proposing and offering cash for him to make a video on his very popular TikTok spreading lies about Donald Trump.”
Preston Moore, the lawyer Kirk spoke of, posted a video to his TikTok account Saturday, claiming he was offered $400 to make a video “anti-Donald Trump propaganda post” in regards to the former President’s involvement in the January 6th insurrection. In the video, Moore claims to have received an email from the Good Info Foundation asking him to make a video and share it to Instagram. It also appears to show how Moore should describe events in the video, saying he should say “criminal conspiracy” not “attempted coup”, “treason”, or “insurrection”, for instance.
Kirk went on to allege the Good Info Foundation is funded by the widow of Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, and Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist.
