Propaganda

OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning 34 individuals and a television network in Russia that the federal government considers "propaganda agents," Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced Monday. In the latest update to Canada's sanctions regime, Joly said Ottawa is targeting those responsible for Russian disinformation as the war in Ukraine…

Censorship persists despite an increase in information lending credibility to Covid-19 vaccine concerns. Twitter temporarily censored Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo last Sunday for a tweet suggesting men aged 18-39 should not get the Covid vaccine due to increased risk of cardiac-related death.  A Florida Department of Health analysis…

TEHRAN, Iran — Leading Iran reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh, who has made repeated public calls for “structural changes” to the Islamic Republic, has been jailed for five years, his lawyer said late Tuesday. The 65-year-old, who was arrested on July 8, before the wave of protests triggered by the death of…

After spending the last few months working on a propaganda documentary promoting Russia’s war in Ukraine, Jeff Monson admitted he would rather not be sent to the frontlines. Speaking to Russian news source Metaratings, the former UFC title challenger revealed that he does not want to get called up as…

An explosion sparked a massive fire on Russia’s bridge to the annexed Crimean peninsula early Saturday and brought part of the 12-mile link crashing into the sea. The blast on the Crimean Bridge, a prized project for Russian President Vladimir Putin, threatens a vital supply route for Russian forces in…

The people of Iran are in open revolt, this time led by courageous young women protesting the murder of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman who died in the custody of the morality police, and the law requiring they wear hijab. And yet, in his first public reaction to the…

In a visible sign of the shift, the anti-LGBTQ march went ahead without any police interference. Conversely, LGBTQ groups have had their freedom to assemble severely curtailed since 2015, with officials citing both security and morality grounds. Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the Pride march planned for…

| Updated: Friday, September 16, 2022, 18:43 Brussels, Sep 16: "A war doesn't start with weapons. A war starts with propaganda, with disinformation, and state controlled press," Belgian parliamentarian Katia Segers told DW. The European Commission has now decided to tackle these problems head on with the European Media Freedom…

Diane Neal, the actress who played Prosecutor Casey Novak on Law & Order, has agreed with a recent assessment from John Oliver, who labeled the television show "propaganda." "I'm embarrassed to admit, I used to think the way it worked on the show was like real life," tweeted Neal, 46.…

The bulk of the United States media continued to behave as the Democrats’ “propaganda arm” this week, says Sky News host Rita Panahi. Ms Panahi said the media either minimized First Lady Jill Biden’s “incident” where she compared the Latino community to “breakfast tacos” during a speech at the UnidosUS…