Propaganda

The issue of $3.3 million paid to blogger Rhoda Bharath raised by Government Minister Saddam Hosein in Parliament last Friday highlights the deeper problem of public procurement and responsible use of taxpayers’ money. Minister Hosein revealed that Bharath, who is best known for a Facebook page named Newsauce, received an…

“What else is left for them to do that they haven’t done yet?” asks resilient Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who was sentenced to six years in prison for “propaganda against the system” after planning a film about protests against the 2009 election. “Are they going to ban me from leaving…

The Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed reports suggesting that a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP was urging him to contest the 2027 presidential election, describing the claim as “cheap blackmail and idle propaganda.” The post 2027: Again, Wike backs Tinubu...Read More

The activists said their families paid for their flights, accusing Israel of spreading propaganda and misinformation. The Israeli embassy in South Africa has been called out for lying about SA taxpayers footing the bill for the flights of six SA Global Sumud Flotilla activists detained by Israeli forces and deported…

In an administration that’s clearly preoccupied with camera-ready tactics and performative politics, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stands out. Highlighting the South Dakota Republican’s over-the-top photo ops, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes noted a few months ago that “every day is Halloween” for the DHS secretary. This coincided with a report from…

Any rational American, not drunk on the Kool-Aid of legacy media propaganda, cannot help but see this as an open insurrection against the federal government and democratically passed federal laws. We are witnessing ugly history in action as Democratic governors in Illinois, Oregon, and California are leading an open insurrection…

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…