No, they pay them to spread misinformation to single digit IQ woman. That's their target audience and they do it well. People who watch Nitwit Network and local TV news swallow that like Kamala swallows, uh, you know.
Even people who are not total Left Wing 'tards believe about half of what is on TV and in the Boston Glob. I have a friend who is pretty conservative about most things. The other day he told me that he will vote for Biden (again) because Trump is such a homophobe and racist. I've given up trying to convince him as has his father. It's just no ruining a friendship over politics.