It would be parody except this year several popular influencers we’re discovered to be russian-funded tools.

https://apnews.com/article/russian-interference-presidential-election-influencers-trump-999435273dd39edf7468c6aa34fad5dd

So it’s not that far-fetched.

Now I’m not saying Johnson is fabricating a story, but he very clearly could be swayed to skew the narrative with a few extra bucks in his pocket.