Tag: Media Disinformation

Categories EU

Bild’s ‘spying’ allegations against RT German are perfect fit for ‘NATO narrative,’ Afshin Rattansi says as RT vows legal action

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Dramatic charges by tabloid Bild that RT reporters worked as spies in Germany are sure to mesh well with prevailing narratives about Russia in NATO states, host and commentator Afshin Rattansi said as RT prepares a lawsuit. … Read More >Bild’s ‘spying’ allegations against RT German are perfect fit for ‘NATO narrative,’ Afshin Rattansi says as RT vows legal action

Categories Asia & Pacific

India summons UK envoy over MP’s ‘unwarranted’ comments on farmers’ protests, slams ‘gross interference’ in its politics

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The foreign secretary of India has summoned the UK’s ambassador to New Delhi in response to British MPs highlighting alleged human rights abuses during mass farmer protests against Indian agricultural reforms. … Read More >India summons UK envoy over MP’s ‘unwarranted’ comments on farmers’ protests, slams ‘gross interference’ in its politics

Categories Latin America

Juan Guaido Claims Venezuela Smuggling Uranium to Iran, Fails to Provide Proof

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The former head of the Venezuelan parliament proclaimed himself interim president of the country alleging that elected President Nicolas Maduro rigged the 2018 vote. Despite western states initially supporting Guaido’s claims to the presidency, many of them have since abandoned such rhetoric. … Read More >Juan Guaido Claims Venezuela Smuggling Uranium to Iran, Fails to Provide Proof

Categories Journalism & Mass media

As leaks expose UK op to ‘weaken’ Russia, suppression of Grayzone reporting backfires

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Twitter added an unprecedented “warning” to Max Blumenthal’s Grayzone article about explosive leaks revealing a massive UK government anti-Russia propaganda operation involving Reuters, BBC, and Bellingcat. Instead of suppressing the article, it went viral. … Read More >As leaks expose UK op to ‘weaken’ Russia, suppression of Grayzone reporting backfires

Categories Russia

Russian media outlets linked to British state conjure up false story blaming RT for Amnesty’s downgrading of Navalny’s status

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After leaked documents, reported on by RT, exposed how both Meduza and MediaZona received illicit support from the UK government, the pair fired back with a vicious, and obviously fake, news story – and Western media fell for it. … Read More >Russian media outlets linked to British state conjure up false story blaming RT for Amnesty’s downgrading of Navalny’s status

Categories Russia

Row as NGO Amnesty says Navalny not ‘prisoner of conscience’ due to far-right views & Western commentators claim RT is behind it!

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A furious online debate is raging after an NGO struck a jailed Russian opposition figure from its list of political prisoners over past xenophobic statements. Obviously, for conspiracy-loving commentators, RT must be to blame. … Read More >Row as NGO Amnesty says Navalny not ‘prisoner of conscience’ due to far-right views & Western commentators claim RT is behind it!

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Democracy Now amplifies State Department propaganda campaign against China behind progressive cover

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While Democracy Now hosts US gov’t-funded pundits to spread humanitarian interventionist propaganda about Xinjiang, an analysis by The Grayzone found most of the outlets’s China coverage is sharply negative. … Read More >Democracy Now amplifies State Department propaganda campaign against China behind progressive cover

Categories Shows

Congress vs. cable news & Biden Town Hall controversy

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Members of the US Congress sent letters to the presidents of Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, and other cable and satellite companies asking about their efforts to combat fake news and disinformation. Joe Biden’s race remarks at a CNN Town Hall cause controversy. Dr. Bob Arnot discusses the CDC’s efforts in air quality control to combat the spread of Covid-19 and the rise of alcoholism during the pandemic. … Read More >Congress vs. cable news & Biden Town Hall controversy