hello. we begin right here in washington d.c. where democrats and republicans are scrambling to close a deal on raising the federal debt limit. there is still no deal in place but as many lawmakers leave for a holiday weekend president biden hints a deal might be not be too far away. with regard to the debt limit, things are looking good. we are very optimistic and i hope we will have some clear evidence tonight. before the clock strikes i2 tonight. before the clock strikes 12 that we have a deal. but we are very close and i am not optimistic. iam i am optimistic. meanwhile, republican negotiators have signaled a deal is within reach but not yet agreed upon. adding to the optimism, it appears congress has been given a bit more breathing room. in just the last few hours, us treasury secretary janet yellen sending this letter to congressional leaders, she now says the us has until june 5th to avoid a default. she had previously said june 1st. if republicans and the wh
Rafael - not his real name - is a massive internet nerd. At 59 years old, he is active on all the main social media platforms, dabbles in cryptocurrencies and even calls himself an influencer.
government can get a hashtag trending, it can drown out the noise of its critics online. and what better way to do that than by financially incentivising people to tweet on behalf of it? now, rafael provided us with evidence of payments he s received through a government app called sistema patria, which gives venezuelans access to things like benefits, state pensions and public salaries. now, this gives you a flavour of how he s receiving payments in the app. as you can see, they re referred to as social media mention awards. and one payment he received was for 39 venezuelan bolivars, which isjust under two us dollars, and varying other payments. as you can see, the more you tweet, the more you make. now, we asked the venezuelan government why they are paying people to tweet online propaganda, but they did not respond.
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