Exclusive: ‘Put the posters in charge’: Inside the Democrats’ secret strategy to flood the internet with clips

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Semafor's Max Tani reports the Democratic National Committee, stung by its loss to Donald Trump, rebuilt its digital operation around an incognito approach — the @FactPostNews account designed to look like an independent news aggregator, a Signal chat of more than 700 creators, 15-minute approvals, and a combative tone — summarized by strategist Tim Hogan as "put the posters in charge." The page also carries Bill Owens's criticism of '60 Minutes' since his resignation, Nvidia's investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's admitted affair, and the fallout from Democrats' midterm wins.

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