Propaganda

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday accused a conservative financial news website with a significant American readership of amplifying Kremlin propaganda and alleged five media outlets targeting Ukrainians have taken direction from Russian spies. The officials said Zero Hedge, which has 1.2 million Twitter followers, published articles created…

Olympics|What is trimetazidine? Would it have helped Kamila Valieva of Russia? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/11/sports/olympics/trimetazidine-doping-kamila-valieva.html Kamila Valieva of Russia during practice in Beijing last week.Credit...James Hill for The New York TimesPublished Feb. 11, 2022Updated Feb. 15, 2022Update: Kamila Valieva‘s sample had three substances sometimes used to help the heart. When news broke that…

Sports fans who tuned in to watch the Beijing Winter Olympics on YouTube are instead being served propaganda videos. An analysis of YouTube search results by WIRED found that people who typed “Beijing,” “Beijing 2022,” “Olympics,” or “Olympics 2022” were shown pro-China and anti-China propaganda videos in the top results.…

Some economists at a forum in Accra have told the government to abort the controversial Electronic Transactions Bill (E-Levy) idea and find a more pragmatic way of generating revenue.  According to the economists, the E-Levy is a double tax on largely income and could ground government’s digitalisation agenda.  The economists…

Pictures taken out of context, a fake map and enticing visuals: a website that went online in November and bills itself as a recruitment platform for the Russian paramilitary group Wagner seems – at first glance – to be a scam. But a closer look at some of the site's elements suggests that its…

Showtime’s three-part documentary series “Everything’s Gonna Be All White” should be renamed “The Rebirth of a Nation,” presented by the Chinese Communist Party. Based on its two-minute trailer, “All White” aspires to be an all-black adaptation of the infamous 1915 racist propaganda film “The Birth of a Nation.” Ibram X.…

Image: Maxis The Russian government is notoriously homophobic, to the point where a law was passed in 2013 that everyone outside of Russia simply refers to as the ‘Russian gay propaganda law.’ Which goes a long way to explaining why EA won’t be releasing the latest Sims expansion in the…

A Winter Vacation Social Practice Activity of the Propaganda Team of China University of Petroleum (East China) in Datong City. (1888PressRelease) February 10, 2022 - On February 8th, the Propaganda Team of China University of Petroleum (East China) in Datong City, Shanxi Province, held a propaganda and explanation activity at…

(Open Doors) — Friday’s opening ceremonies may trick you into thinking Beijing’s Olympics are an inclusive demonstration of international unity, but don’t be fooled. For those who know where to look, there are telltale signs of a propaganda parade everywhere. We have seen this before. When Berlin hosted the 1936…

Groupthink, obedience, loyalty, and propaganda are the lifeblood of every successful cult trying to indoctrinate, retain, and strengthen its members. That’s why it was such a rare and strange sight to see Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly break with the Republican National Committee and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy…