Sugary Soda Industry's Covert Influencer Campaign Falls Apart
- Several high-profile influencers have been accused of accepting payments to oppose a Health and Human Services initiative aimed at removing soda from food stamps, according to Nick Sortor's thread on X.
- These influencers reportedly received payments from Influencable to promote messaging against the initiative, according to Sortor's thread on X.
- Eri Daugherty, one influencer named, admitted his lack of research on the topic and called his posts 'dumb,' which he vowed not to repeat.
- The American Beverage Association denied involvement in the influencer campaign, stating that allegations of coordinated posting are false.
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Big Soda paid MAGA influencers to defend junk food
Major soda companies attempted to secretly buy off conservative social media personalities to fight against SNAP benefit reforms — but social media users were too quick to catch on. It all began with X user Nick Sortor, who posted evidence on the social media platform that a company called Influ...
How Big Soda Paid 'Conservative' Social Media Personalities to Support Taxpayer Funded Pepsi for Poor People
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The Right Wing Is Tearing Itself Apart Over... Soda?
Will Sommer and Sonny Bunch talk the drama with MAGA influencers accused of being paid off by Big Soda to counter MAHA's push for soda and candy to no longer be covered by SNAP and EBT.Leave a commentAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Don’t care for vide…
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