That Fake Newspaper in Your Mailbox Was Paid For by Peter Thiel

It was as if the Grand Canyon Times' sports section had put a list of local football stars in a blender and printed the results. A brief profile on...

October 11, 2022
2:44 PM

It was as if the Grand Canyon Times' sports section had put a list of local football stars in a blender and printed the results. A brief profile on star running back Bijan Robinson was topped with a picture of tight end Aaron Greene, whose own biography showed a professional headshot of long snapper Ethan Nguyen. Other athletes' profile pictures and biographical details also appeared randomized in the full-page spread on 'former area high school football players.'The rest of the paper—which was shared online by bemused Arizona sports fans—was chock-full of conservative political content, particularly articles championing Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters.

Kelly Weill