Propaganda

A now-viral tweet sparked a conversation when a customer showed the message on her bill from a restaurant located in West Hollywood, California, which included a 4 percent "surcharge." The tweet, which was posted by Twitter user @LaureenNarro, received more than 43,000 likes and nearly 5,000 retweets since it was…

Each year, the Iranian government spends millions of euros on Islamic propaganda to promote a restrictive lifestyle in line with religious values. The state controls television, media outlets, school textbooks and even teachers in order to advance conservative values. However, these efforts are not enjoying total success: videos shared online…

Author of the article: Canadian Press Lee Berthiaume Publishing date: Aug 23, 2022  •  August 23, 2022  •  3 minute read  •  15 Comments Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a welcome dinner for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Photo…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled plans to create a special team focused on countering Russian disinformation and propaganda on Tuesday, as Ukrainians prepared to mark the six-month anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of their country. The prime minister announced the new initiative as part of a package of new…

Rights group accused of spreading Kremlin propaganda by criticising Kyiv's military actions published : 6 Aug 2022 at 18:27 A member of the Ukrainian National Guard jumps into a trench at a position near a front line in the Kharkiv region on Wednesday. (Reuters Photo) KYIV: The head of Amnesty…

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase said the All Progressives Congress (APC) had commenced internal reconciliation. The lawmaker said the party was fixing the cracks caused by primaries by reconciling aggrieved members ahead of 2023. Wase made the disclosure when he visited Imo governor Hope Uzodinma on…

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says the Iranian government is encouraging “derogatory public opinion” against Christianity and other faiths using Iranian media outlets. According to The Christian Post, the report, “Religious Propaganda in Iran,” from the commission’s bipartisan federal advisory committee, says Iran’s government is using official media,…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seems to have beefed up his personal security since the assassination last month of former Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe. Kim is now always flanked by bodyguards, which is a new development. "Bodyguards generally stand at distance because the propaganda effect of a photo decreases when…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice says a Saudi-born Canadian citizen was sentenced to life in prison Friday for conspiring to provide support resulting in death to the terrorist organization ISIS.  The Department of Justice statement says Mohammed Khalifa, 39, pleaded guilty last December in District Court for the…