Bloomberg's LDS influencer story misleads, magazine argues
August 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM MT · via Meridian Magazine · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

Meridian Magazine argues that Bloomberg's recent story headlined "Influencers Are Being Paid to Spread the Mormon Church's Gospel" assembled factual elements into a misleading narrative. The magazine contends Bloomberg implied the Church is secretly paying social media personalities to present sponsored content as organic faith promotion—a serious accusation the reporting doesn't actually support. Meridian argues the article conflates the Church's open social media initiatives with covert influencer payments that don't exist.
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