TIME's Doomer Reporters Allegedly Paid by Dustin Moskovitz's Foundation via Tarbell Fellowship
basedjensen · x · 2026-09-16
A viral post alleges that TIME reporters Harry Booth and Billy Perrigo, behind the magazine's AI-doomer front page, had their salaries paid by Dustin Moskovitz's foundation Coefficient Giving via the Tarbell Fellowship — an undisclosed paid-media claim, unverified so far.
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