Propaganda

Nelson Chamisa, Hopewell Chin’ono Clash After Opposition Leader Accuses Journalist of Spreading Lies Opposition politician Nelson Chamisa and journalist Hopewell Chin’ono have clashed publicly over allegations of misinformation and political propaganda. The dispute erupted on X after Chamisa accused Chin’ono of failing to uphold the principles of responsible journalism. Chamisa…

A report splashed across Greek online media last month declared sensationally that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s parents were being investigated for corruption, after $11 million dollars was found in their bank accounts.   It wasn’t true and was debunked by Ellinika Hoaxes, a Greek fact-checking organisation. Yet the story wasn’t just…

Aug. 15, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT The billboards are state-sponsored, plastered across Iran’s capital and far from subtle. One features an image of President Donald Trump lying in a casket; another shows the White House on fire; a third is a parody of the American flag with skulls in place…

Fox News has some very bad news for Fox News. You’ve probably noticed that Fox pumps out enormous amounts of propaganda designed to smear the Democratic Party as wildly extreme and irredeemably crazy. Leading Fox personalities routinely depict the party as hostage to globalists, transgender rights activists, and violent socialists.…

The Economist is way late to this story. Back in 2020, we published a piece about a criminology professor named Liam Kennedy who claimed on Canadian state TV that the kids' show Paw Patrol was problematic: "I just think that as time goes on, children might be less likely to…

(Aug. 9, 2026 / JNS) Welcome to “Axis of Truth,” a fearless JNS series hosted by Emily Schrader—renowned journalist, human-rights activist and outspoken critic of authoritarian regimes. Each week, Schrader cuts through spin and censorship to uncover the political agendas, media manipulation and propaganda shaping Israel news and the broader…

MANILA, Philippines — In a bid to counter pro-China “propaganda,” lawmakers on Thursday filed a bill to integrate West Philippine Sea education into the elementary, high school, and college curricula. House Bill No. 10587, or the West Philippine Sea Education Act, was filed by La Union 1st District Rep...Read More

(Aug. 3, 2026 / JNS) A man from Sarasota, Fla., charged with a hate crime after he allegedly vandalized a synagogue in the southwestern Gulf Coast city, told police that he was motivated by “propaganda on social media” he saw that morning. According to the Sarasota Police Department, Brayton Laschinger,…

A Paris court on Monday rejected an appeal by a Russian television commentator ordered to leave France after authorities accused her of spreading pro-Kremlin propaganda. The ruling follows France's decision last week to expel Xenia Fedorova and freeze her assets, a move she denounced as "censorship". The 45-year-old, a former…

Chinese officials tend to report only good news and bury bad news for propaganda purposes and career advancement. That is why it came as a genuine surprise when, on July 22, Zhang Enhui, the party chief of Changchun, an industrial powerhouse known for its automobile sector and technological research, publicly…