Propaganda

Their videos get huge amounts of clicks and profits on YouTube. And their vlogs show a Syria that has turned the page on years of civil war. But these so-called "apolitical" travel influencers are shown around the country by regime-sponsored guides that shape the narrative. One guide who appears in…

Russia’s Vladimir Putin has called an emergency meeting of the Security Council after a supposed attack by Ukrainian saboteurs on Russian territory early Thursday that was apparently led by a notorious Russian nationalist. Lawmakers confirmed the meeting shortly after Russian propaganda outlets churned out a hodgepodge of horror stories claiming…

The consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are mounting both internationally and domestically. Despite the losses, however, the fallout for Putin if Russia does pull out of the war would be devasting. Propaganda has successfully garnered a lot of domestic support for the war, and it’s been a huge point…

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Tuesday unknowingly cited Chinese propaganda to justify cutting aid to Ukraine during a House Armed Services Committee hearing.  Gaetz, who recently introduced a resolution proposing the termination of U.S. military and financial aid to Ukraine, cited and entered on the record a report from Chinese…

That the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Sangh parivar create and spread false propaganda to achieve their twin goals of retaining political power and Hindutva-ising society has once again been made obvious by their electoral strategies in Karnataka. In their latest onslaught on the history of Karnataka, much of…

China has blocked new artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT over fears that its American owners would use the tool to spread propaganda in the country. ChatGPT is the latest chatbot from OpenAI, founded in 2015 by Elon Musk, Sam Altman and others, but has only been publicly available since November. The…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington email Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson attacked the Joe Biden administration while parroting Russian propaganda on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.…

The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has denied the party’s flag bearer Rabiu Kwankwaso will drop out of the race for Nigeria’s top job. Folashade Aliu, Mr Kwankwaso’s campaign secretary said her principal is on course to victory and will not step down for…

Orders have been issued against two self-radicalized teenage boys in Singapore after they were arrested for terrorism-related activities, according to a press statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs released recently.  One of them was a 15-year-old male in Secondary 3 who was arrested last November.  He was issued an…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a combative state-of-the-nation speech, blaming the West for the war in Ukraine ahead of the first anniversary of the invasion he ordered. Putin spoke on Tuesday in front of a crowd of 1,400 people in Moscow, addressing members of both houses of parliament, military…