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by ElEmEnOhP 3172 days ago
Based on the fact they were targeting Sanders, Trump, and Stein voters I imagine they were probably just making money off of clickbait with advertisements on their pages. It was election season so naturally most of the clickbait farms transitioned into politics rather than 'how to get an 8-pack' or whatever other health/lifestyle garbage they were peddling before.