Propaganda

Already one of the most audacious voices in nonfiction storytelling, director Nanfu Wang has made a career exploring dark passages in the recent history of her native China. So when her homeland became the epicenter of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, she threw herself into a new project under less-than-optimal production…

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday took to social media and urged fans to not fall for any false propaganda. Virat's tweet comes amid the social media outrage in response to posts by international personalities like Rihanna and Greta Thunberg extended their support for the ongoing farmers protest in…

International personalities such as Rihanna, Mia Khalifa, Meena Harris and Greta Thunberg have tweeted in favour of the farmers' protest in the country. It triggered widespread outrage from Indians questioning their credentials and knowledge about India's internal matters. And now Bollywood celebrities such as Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Karan Johar…

Days after President Donald Trump called Attorney General William Barr a disappointment, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo offered a glowing review of Barr's tenure in office, praising him for upholding the president's agenda.Barr's Monday resignation goes into effect on December 23 and comes after a series of confrontations between the…

World15 Dec, 2020 12:20 AM4 minutes to readPropaganda balloons over the Korean border. Photo / Twitter: @SkyNewsSouth Korea's parliament on Monday (local time) approved contentious legislation criminalising the flying of propaganda leaflets by balloon toward North Korea, despite fierce criticism that the country is sacrificing freedom of expression to improve…

Author of the article:David Pugliese  •  Ottawa CitizenPublishing date:Dec 12, 2020  •   •  7 minute readNational Defence headquarters in Ottawa. Photo by Corporal David Cribb /Corporal David CribbArticle contentBy Emma BriantDefence Watch Guest WriterInside governments there is a growing awareness of the rapid worldwide spread of disinformation across digital and social media…

Project Veritas’ recent release of leaked recordings of CNN’s daily editorial board conference call meetings reveals the network to be anything but the “Most Trusted Name in News.” At least, if you’re not a rabid liberal and supporter of the Democratic Party or someone who believes the news should always…

(Variety) Chinese regulators are in the midst of censoring the Hollywood title “Monster Hunter” after controversy broke out online on opening day over a ten second-long exchange in the film that patriotic local viewers say “insults China.”The fantasy action film is produced, written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, and stars…

The government says the US State Department’s decision to terminate a cultural exchange programme with Hong Kong is “short-sighted” and based on “false assumptions”. The department announced on Friday that it will terminate five exchange programmes with China, including the Hong Kong Cultural and Exchange Programme, with Secretary of State…

The US State Department said Friday it was terminating five Chinese-funded exchange programs with the United States, calling them propaganda tools for Beijing.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that these programs, conducted under a US law called the MECEA that permits American government employees to travel using…