TeleSUR: Socialist Propaganda Network
Starving Venezuela funds TeleSUR: a propaganda network for English-speakers started by Hugo Chavez to champion the Latin American Left.
How the media manipulates truth
During February, the Speakers Action Group presented British author Melanie Phillips at Bennett Jones Law Offices where she delivered a talk entitled The World Turned Upside Down: The Role of the Media. Melanie Phillips has made a career of not bowing to the will of the public on controversial issues. Her new book, Guardian Angel:…
The Des Moines Register’s #FakeNews GMO Story
In an article published in The Des Moines Register today, Scientists at Iowa State University (ISU) allege Russia is supporting fake news reports online to undermine US GMO production. According to Doctors Shawn Dorius and Carolyn Lawrence-Dill, both scientists state their research shows Russia is funding propaganda in the US in order to bolster their…
How Real Is Fake News?
Was the effort to focus America’s attention on the idea of fake news —itself a propaganda effort? Five-time Emmy award winning journalist Sharyl Attkisson helps you connect the dots to learn who’s behind it and why. It’s not what you think.
The Russian Interference the Media Won’t Touch
Late last year Iowa US Senate Chuck Grassley ratcheted up an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election as head of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Grassley’s interest came in light of the indictments of former Trump campaign director Paul Manafort and questions raised about the effectiveness of Robert Mueller’s investigation. However, one news item…
Boston Globe Thrashes Environmentalists for “Pipeline Absolutism”
In a welcome move, the Editorial Board of The Boston Globe has issued a public and much needed thrashing of environmentalists for their ardent opposition to pipelines entitled: Our Russian ‘pipeline,’ and its ugly toll. In its opening paragraph, the declaration of the publication states (emphasis included): To build the new $27 billion gas export…
Secret State: Inside North Korea
CNN’s Will Ripley did a special report broadcast during September of last year which is a kind of update to a report he did about North Korea two years ago. In light of the mainstream media’s fawning over North Korea with all of the inexcusable, positive coverage the slave pen has gotten for the Olympics,…
