Propaganda

Within a week of the new labels, NPR left the platform. Credit: Getty Images Twitter has removed labels describing certain media outlets as "government funded" or "state affiliated," after falsely implying they were government propaganda machines. Fierce backlash from editorially independent media outlets like NPR and the BBC ensued after…

/ Americas Disinformation Issued on: 22/04/2023 - 17:50Modified: 22/04/2023 - 17:57 Former US Navy noncommissioned officer Sarah Bils has been uncovered as the voice behind the Donbass Devushka social media network. © iStock “Donbass Devushka” is a prominent social media account implicated in the recent leak of classified documents on the Ukraine war. The…

CHIGOZIE IKPO, Abuja  The National Executive Council of the Labour Party has frowned on the misinformation, lies and propaganda spread by the suspended Deputy Chairman of the Party, Lamidi Apapa and his associates about the court case involving the National Chairman, Julius Abure.  In a statement by the Acting National…

Following his detention by the United Kingdom, UK, Immigration, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has said he will never break any law knowingly. Obi made the remark while noting that he’s not afraid of the lies and propaganda being spread against him. He spoke on Tuesday at…

How I contested against those in Abuja who feel they own Nigeria – Gov FintiriINEC writes Buhari, IGP over REC Yunusa’s misconduct in Adamawa electionPeter Obi says he remains unfazed by lies and propagandaBinani denies paying N2bn to win Adamawa guber election, claims to be a democratMelaye shares how he…

BRAZIL: Under fire for "parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda," Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday made clear his condemnation of Russia's "violation of the territorial integrity" of Ukraine. The White House on Monday had criticized Lula's remarks during a recent trip to China that Washington was "encouraging…

Four US citizens have been accused of working on behalf of the Russian government to push pro-Kremlin propaganda and unduly influence elections in Florida. According to a grand jury indictment the Americans along with three Russian nationals allegedly participated in a multi-year foreign-fueled influence campaign that began around November 2014…

Four Americans affiliated with a Black empowerment and political organization have been charged along with three Russians with conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, spread Russian propaganda and interfere illegally in U.S. elections, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday. The U.S. citizens and two Russians were added to…

The terrorist group Ansaru discovered ways to circumvent the platforms' weak human and automated monitoring systems. An Al-Qaeda-linked terror group in Nigeria has been caught violating social media regulations while spreading jihadi propaganda, recruiting members, and gathering sympathisers. Despite social media companies' efforts to remove terror-related content, the terrorist group…

Last Updated: April 18, 2023, 03:20 IST Washington, US White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Lula's message on the war was deeply problematic. (Reuters File Photo) Lula said Saturday during a visit to Beijing, that "the United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about…