Propaganda

BERLIN — Volkswagen withdrew on Wednesday an advertisement posted on its official Instagram page for its Golf cars that it admitted was racist and insulting, saying it would investigate how it came about and draw consequences. The German car company, which has seen its reputation tarnished in the past five…

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TV, newspapers, social media... No matter where you go, you're never safe from fake news. Franken-lies made with mangled, twisted pieces of the truth roam everywhere. Yes, even in fictional universes. There's no way they're immune. Propaganda disguised as information by a bad fake mustache is a thing wherever someone…

Mark Schafer/NetflixPeter Sarsgaard as Frank Olson undergoing psychological tests in Errol Morris’s Wormwood, 2017Transparency and accountability are essential virtues in a democracy, but they’re clearly not as viscerally appealing or as thrilling as their opposites, secrecy and impunity. The intelligence operative—especially the rogue spy flouting the law, from James Bond…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he believed China had threatened to interfere with the work of US journalists in Hong Kong, and warned Beijing that any decision impinging on Hong Kong's autonomy could affect the US assessment of Hong Kong's status. "These journalists are members of a free press, not propaganda…

Rasha Ali USA TODAYPublished 11:32 AM EDT May 13, 2020Matthew McConaughey is calling for unity during the coronavirus pandemic which he feels has been politicized.The Academy Award-winning actor appeared on Tuesday's "Special Report with Bret Baier" to discuss his new PSA, aimed at uniting Americans during the pandemic, and remind people that COVID-19 "is not…

Foreign Affairs just published an article that attempts to depict the failed Swedish approach to Covid-19 as not just a success, but even the way of the future. I suppose if you regard failed state in the making like the US as a harbinger, you could view this description as…

Meghan McCain, The View’s resident conservative host, tore into Kayleigh McEnany for “spinning propaganda” on Thursday morning after the new White House press secretary dismissed the need for increased coronavirus testing as the economy reopens.During her press briefing on Wednesday, McEnany said it was “nonsensical” to think that every American…

MENLO PARK, CA—In an effort to slow the proliferation of fake news, tech giant Facebook announced plans Wednesday to crack down on misinformation by warning users who share links from Facebook. “We want users to see accurate information on our platform, so we’re flagging disreputable sites like Facebook that often…

The Maharashtra Police approached the Supreme Court on Monday against journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV Arnab Goswami, accusing him of using his position to indulge in “vicious propaganda” against the police force and the Mumbai Police Commissioner. Also read | Arnab Goswami interrogated for 12 hoursIt said the conduct…