LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman apologized Wednesday for funding a group that reportedly helped to wage a disinformation campaign on social media aimed at harming Republican Roy Moore’s candidacy during Alabama’s special Senate election in 2017. Hoffman’s statement to the Washington Post marked the first time that he has acknowledged financial ties to the operation since the New York Times named him as a funder last week, though he claims that he was not aware that the group, American Engagement Technologies, was using his funds for disinformation purposes.
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