Here's your daily reminder that the internet is fake and gay and you shouldn't put too much trust in people who are paid to be outraged about stuff.
We have featured all of these accounts on our site, so now is a good time to remind you to test everything and hold onto the good (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
When you see an anonymous account like Clown World or Not Jerome Powell, you have absolutely no idea who is running said account. They could be Nigerian farmers for all you know.
Ian Miles Cheong is a Malaysian gamer who earns money by commenting on American politics. Like most of these accounts, he reposts content from smaller accounts to earn money. He also changes his tune wherever the wind (money) blows, at least when it comes to pop and welfare benefits!
Eric Daugherty, meanwhile, is an American journalist at Florida's Voice. To give him credit where credit is due, he apologized for taking money from junk-food lobbyists.
Nick Sotor, an on-the-ground reporter who is sometimes sensational in his own coverage, knocked it outta the park with research on this one.
Here were the reported guidelines from Influenceable:
Social media accounts were allegedly promised $1,000 per post to oppose the push to remove sugary drinks from welfare benefits.
Influenceable works with lobbying firms - such as American Beverage and Cart Choice in the drink industry - that receive their funding from corporations like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. Its role is to connect these special interest groups with social media voices who can convince their followers of a political agenda.
There are two options here.
These accounts were fine with being paid to push for immoral programs, like welfare recipients buying two-liters of pop with public tax money.
These accounts were not intelligent and/or discerning enough to be able to see how they were being used by a lobbying group.
In either case, it would not be wise to base your own beliefs off the "advice" these accounts give (see Proverbs 14:7-8 and Matthew 7:15-20 if you still need convincing).
To underscore how these ad campaigns can influence public policy and law, consider that the U.S. health secretary chimed in 👇
In this case, the campaign failed because Americans are tired of shelling out taxes so 300-pound, unemployed women can buy Mountain Dew and fudge rounds.
But ask yourself: How many more of these campaigns have influenced you without you even knowing?
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