Propaganda

The White House on Friday defended its decision to use taxpayer funds to buy airtime on Fox News for a White House-produced, pro-Trump ad that some Democrats said could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing voters in the upcoming midterm elections. In a lengthy statement sent to news outlets,…

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has warned against a world where propaganda shields perpetrators from justice, saying the scenario undermines the very essence of the United Nations. Shettima spoke on Thursday in New York while delivering President Bola Tinubu’s address at the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations…

Vice-president Kashim Shettima on Thursday, September 24, warned against a world where propaganda shields perpetrators from justice, saying the scenario undermines the very essence of the United Nations (UN). Shettima spoke in New York while delivering president Bola Tinubu’s address at the general debate of the 81st session of the…

A television ad promoting President Donald Trump began airing on cable Wednesday saying it was paid for by the U.S. government, despite a federal prohibition on using taxpayer dollars for “publicity or propaganda.” Read More

Updated 23 September 2026 at 10:10 IST The statement added that the US president's rhetoric does not alter the power calculus, nor will it ever compensate for the country's diminished standing in the new world order or its humiliating defeats in the war against Iran and the Resistance Front. Iran's…

Russia has coerced thousands of Ukrainian prisoners to denounce their leaders and country in propaganda videos. An NBC News poll shows how Americans’ views of immigration are shifting. And the data center debate crosses religious lines. Here’s what to know today. Inside Russia’s industry of forced POW videos Volodymyr Srebrodolskyy,…

Sept. 22, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT KARPYLIVKA, Ukraine — Volodymyr Srebrodolskyy, a Ukrainian soldier with gray hair and deep wrinkles, smoked a cigarette while speaking to his Russian captor behind the camera. “I don’t want to go back there,” Srebrodolskyy said, appearing to have turned against his country. “It would…

commentary Inspired by real events, the Cannes winner walks a thin line between justice and propaganda Published September 19, 2026 12:00PM (EDT) Sebastian Stan as Mihai Gheorghiu in "Fjord" (Neon) Few things in movies happen by coincidence, and fewer still in a film so self-conscious as Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord.” The…

Home World Trump bans CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House, warns others World By Linda Ikeji 18 September 2026, 9:29 pm 14 comments United States President Donald Trump has barred CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, alleging propaganda by the major news networks and website.  …

United States President Donald Trump has barred CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, alleging propaganda by the major news networks and website. Trump accused the outlets of reporting “fake news” about his administration, stating they “shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report fiction or lies” when covering…