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Dark Money Group Caught Paying Influencers To Smear Kat Abughazaleh
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March 13, 2026
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17:01Now PlayingA new report in MS Now details how a dark money group has been willing to pay influencers $1500 per post to criticize progressive candidate Kat Abughazaleh - who's running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’s 9th Congressional District.
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Sources:
(Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate, MS Now)
(Brandy Zadrozny)
(influencer clip shared by Brandy Zadrozny)
(Kat's full video breaking it down)
(incredible campaign ad)
(Influencers Are Being Paid $7K Per Post, Truthout)
(Azealia Banks Admits Getting Paid, IBT)
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