Propaganda

WASHINGTON -- Ukrainian skeleton racer and Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych is urging US lawmakers and the State Department to deny visas to Russian athletes who seek to compete under the Russian flag at the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, arguing that Moscow has turned sport into an instrument of…

Reporting Highlights Foreign Affairs: Thomas Dans has backed taking over Greenland and advocated reestablishing ties with Russia, where he’s long done business — even sharing pro-Kremlin posts. Business Opportunities: As U.S. Arctic Research Commission chair, Dans has championed a Dutch shipbuilder with which he had a business relationship. Scientific Blowback:…

Matthew Rankin’s films about Canadiana tend to have theatrical audiences rubbing their eyes. In his 2024 cinematic mashup Universal Language, marveling viewers could hardly believe a Canada onscreen where Persian and French are the two official languages and a local Tim Hortons becomes an Arabic tea lounge. With Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney —…

By ARIELLA ROITMAN SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 19:58 Updated: SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 20:18 Iran repeatedly used American-made artificial intelligence systems to target US naval forces in the region, target Israeli and Jewish diaspora organizations, and develop phishing strategies inside the country, a Thursday Anthropic report revealed.  Anthropic described what it called…

Anthropic said it has disrupted attempts by Iran, China, and other countries from using its artificial intelligence (AI) models to disseminate state propaganda and spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents. That is according to the AI company's latest threat intelligence report issued on September 11, which covers incidents from December…

A Kenyan political operator used Anthropic’s chatbot Claude to mass-produce social media posts praising government officials and targeting opposition figures ahead of the 2027 general election, the company said in a report. Anthropic said the operation did not reach or influence real people. But its discovery offers an early glimpse…

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the BJP-led state government of misusing artificial intelligence for political propaganda, saying AI should instead be used for healthcare, agriculture and public welfare. Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav (File photo) Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Lucknow,…

Senator Shehu Umar Buba The Desperate Smear Campaign Against Senator Shehu Buba Umar By Mustapha Gembu Anyone still believing the ongoing media propaganda linking Senator Shehu Buba Umar, representing Bauchi South at the Red Chamber, to the sponsorship of bandits and banditry in Nigeria is either a victim of deliberate…

T he Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and the African Democratic Party (ADC) have debunked reports claiming that the parties lack governorship flag bearers in 12 states ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the story as deliberate propaganda designed to mislead the public. In an official press statement released on…

By Oumarou Sanou The attempted mutiny in Niger has exposed something more consequential than a challenge to General Abdourahamane Tiani’s three-year-old military regime. It has revealed the widening gap between the junta’s rhetoric of sovereignty and its dependence on foreign security partners, while raising uncomfortable questions about the Alliance of…