www.npr.org/2024/09/25/n... That's an easy question to answer. Because they are so easy to manipulate & they don't really look any further than the dollar sign when it comes to who is sponsoring them. They love lies, conspiracy theories, & propaganda so russia could feed it to them with no questions

How Russia’s RT went from a cable news clone to covert operator

RT was long known to be a source of Russian propaganda. But a recent indictment of two employees for covertly funneling $10 million to pro-Trump influencers shines a light on its covert activities.