Propaganda

China’s secrecy authorities have warned staff in propaganda departments and classified units to keep a grip on confidential information, citing several leaks of state secrets by news media. In an article on Friday, a social media account called Baomiguan, affiliated with the National Administration of State Secrets Protection, urged relevant…

A man who distributed Daesh propaganda on social media has been jailed after an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. Analysis of an Instagram account belonging to 29-year-old Abdullah Bellil revealed he was posting videos in support of a proscribed organisation to encourage acts of terrorism. Bellil had also…

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The White House is using footage from Florida to make propaganda about the supposed “chaos” in Chicago, Illinois. As the National Guard troops have entered Chicago to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, the Trump administration posted a video on X Wednesday to hype up its federal law enforcement…

By Amanuel Tesfaye and Matti Pohjonen On September 9, 2025, Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a mega-dam with the capacity of generating over 5,000 megawatts of energy. The ceremony was highly publicized, with both state outlets and social media ablaze as Ethiopians celebrated a dam that took…

A group of Paramount staffers are slamming the media giant for showing “blatant hypocrisy” by condemning a boycott of the Israeli film industry, accusing leadership of “aligning” with “a genocide in Gaza and of the Palestinian people.” In a Sept. 17 letter, the group, known as the Paramount Employees of…

Federal Judge Karin Immergut blocked Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops to Portland, citing lack of evidence. Read More

On October 4, 2025, 1:01 PM The New Patriotic Party’s 2024 flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has pushed back against claims of tribalism, stating that the party’s tradition is to select leaders based on merit, not ethnic background. During a stakeholder engagement at Lapaz in Accra, the former Vice President underscored that…

‘Open Letters’ from Experts Are Often Fact-Free PropagandaRead More

CNG trucks loading at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos, September 15, 2025. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels TV The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has condemned the plan by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to halt crude supply to the refinery. The management of the refinery described the…