16 hours ago · United States
US political money funnels to Indian bots to lure voters
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Straits Times World and New York Times Business are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 19 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “US political money funnels to Indian bots to lure voters”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Posters not based in the US were paid US$1 to US$5 for each thousand views to sway an election in the US.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by New York Times Business
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The Straits TimesUS political money funnels to Indian bots to lure voters
- The New York TimesU.S. Political Money Funnels to Indian Bots to Lure Voters