Tag: Propaganda

Fear Was ‘Put on Steroids’ by UK Government’s Pandemic Response: Laura Dodsworth

The United Kingdom and other governments around the world used covert psychological methods during the COVID-19 pandemic to manipulate and control the public, says filmmaker and author Laura Dodsworth. In the course of the investigation for her book, “A State of Fear: How the UK Government Weaponized Fear During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Dodsworth said she found that the…


China’s Tech Companies Amplify Russian Propaganda on Ukraine

News Analysis China’s state media, including its most serious news outlets, the People’s Daily and China Daily, are amplifying Russian propaganda on the war in Ukraine, including anti-American and anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) narratives. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has gone so far as to compare the situation to Taiwan and justify, in the…


Pro-Russia Propaganda Proliferates in China as Moscow’s Isolation Grows

If Russia needs to find some support amid the piling Western condemnation for its invasion of Ukraine, all it takes is a browse of the Chinese internet. In China’s tightly controlled online space, pro-Moscow sentiment dominates. Celebrities have been chastised for voicing sympathy for Ukraine. Hawkish Russian remarks are cheered. And some Chinese users have…


China’s Propaganda on Ukraine Seeps Into Western Mainstream Media

News Analysis In otherwise excellent reporting on China’s reaction to Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine invasion, Western reporters continue to buy into major elements of Beijing’s propaganda, namely that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) stands for peace, state sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and that these so-called Beijing policies somehow contrast with Moscow’s invasion. Nothing could be further…


The Latest Chapter in Russian Lies

Commentary Here is what Russians, who get their news from the Kremlin’s so-called information technologists (read: propagandists), are being told about the war with Ukraine by the Russian News Service, TASS. The first lie shows the war depicted as a morality play between good and evil. The “good” combatants are from the self-anointed People’s Republics…


Rogers, Bell, Telus, and Shaw Remove Russia State Media Outlet RT From Channel Lineups

Rogers, Bell, Telus, and Shaw have removed Russian state media outlet Russia Today (RT) from their channel lineups after Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced Ottawa is looking at “all options” to drop the network from Canada’s broadcasting system. “I share the concerns of many Canadians about the presence of Russia Today in our broadcasting system….


US-Born Freestyle Skier Eileen Gu Is Now China’s Most Popular Media Star

American-born skiing prodigy Eileen Gu skyrocketed to huge fame after she won a gold medal for China on Feb. 8 in the women’s freeski big air event at the Beijing Winter Olympics The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) top sports body sent a letter to her and her teammates on the same day, congratulating them for…


Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Media as a Propaganda Device Facilitated Takeover of Democratic Institutions by the Medical Cartel

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the author of the best-selling book “The Real Anthony Fauci,” an encyclopedic work that encompasses Big Pharma’s meddling in public health and people’s liberties. He’s an attorney, environmental activist, and founder of Children’s Health Defense. He is the son of former U.S. Senator, Attorney General, and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, and…


‘Puppetry’: Use of Uyghur Skier in Opening Winter Olympics Ceremony Draws Criticism

The Winter Olympics in Beijing, already off to an awkward start thanks to a local guard’s widely reported mishandling of a Dutch reporter, took a controversial turn when a skier representing the persecuted Uyghur minority of western China took part in the flame-carrying ritual that marked the official opening of the Games on Friday. The…


‘Puppetry’: Use of Uyghur Skier in Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Draws Criticism

The Winter Olympics in Beijing, already off to an awkward start thanks to a local guard’s widely reported mishandling of a Dutch reporter, took a controversial turn when a skier representing the persecuted Uyghur minority of western China took part in the flame-carrying ritual that marked the official opening of the Games on Friday. The…