Hilarious Propaganda – Preparing for Iran
In a propaganda piece by CBS. Missile fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen strikes merchant vessel in Red Sea, Pentagon says, the anchor literally said “We head now overseas where tonight there’s a marked escalation of tensions along one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. It happened in the Red Sea after a container ship issued a […]
Online Propaganda Builds Islamic State Brand in the Face of Military Losses
By Sune Engel Rasmussen Aug. 26, 2018 7:00 a.m. ET Islamic State has lost most of the territory it once held in Syria and Iraq. It is vying for survival with other, sometimes stronger, extremist groups. But one sphere where Islamic State still reigns supreme among terrorists is in cyberspace. The group’s vast online […]
Facebook joins Europol talks to fight Islamist propaganda
Facebook took part this week in key talks with European police agencies on how to stop and eliminate violent and terror-related Islamic jihadist posts, in an evolving battle against such propaganda. Representatives from the giant social network travelled to The Hague for Thursday’s unprecedented talks at Europol’s headquarters in the city, officials said Friday. They […]
Huge Decline in ISIS Propaganda Mirrors Losses on Battlefield
As Islamic State stands on the brink of defeat in its previous heartlands in Syria and Iraq, analysts say the group’s effort to win the information war is also failing. As its propagandists can no longer maintain a pretense of military victory, they are switching attention to trying to inspire attacks overseas. A recent video […]
Fake news fuels nationalism and Islamophobia — sound familiar? In this case, it’s in India
Pro-government websites in India circulated a story in May saying Arundhati Roy, the renowned Indian novelist, had criticized the Indian army’s heavy-handed presence in Kashmir, the disputed territory claimed by both countries. India would never gain full control of Kashmir, Roy was quoted as saying, “even if its army deployment increases from 7 lakh to […]
Breitbart News, Donald Trump’s Pravda, Is in Crisis
Close Earlier this year, reporter Lee Stranahan was in the White House press room when another journalist asked him which outlet he worked for. “Breitbart News,” Stranahan answered, recalling the exchange in a recent phone conversation. The other journalist laughed, thinking this had to be a joke. Breitbart, after all, was largely known, whether justly […]
Bogus Claims About ‘Underreported’ Terror Attacks
I’m out of excuses for the people in the Trump White House, and now things are starting to get really scary. In its relentless effort to delegitimize the press, the Trump administration has issued a long, long list of lies about terrorism attacks that supposedly went underreported. This was designed to back up President Donald […]
Geert Wilders tweets fake picture of rival
Dutch far-right MP Geert Wilders, know for his comments targeting Islam and Muslims, has triggered a row over fake news, after posting a Twitter message showing a digitally altered picture of another party leader at a rally. Some five weeks ahead of key elections in The Netherlands, Wilders on Monday posted the fake picture of […]
Kellyanne Conway Throws Gutter Ball, Massacres Facts
Kellyanne Conway, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, wants the press and the public to stop commenting on her citation of the fictitious “Bowling Green Massacre” to justify the travel ban from seven majority-Muslim countries. No. In fact, the most important piece of the Conway statement has been lost amid the ridicule and jaw-dropping […]
Neighborhood Town Watch
There’s no evidence that a threatening letter from a new “neighborhood town watch” was circulated to Muslims across the United States. Claim: A photograph shows a threatening letter from a “neighborhood town watch” that was widely circulated to Muslims in the United States. unproven Origin: In late November 2016, a photograph of what looks […]