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The Propaganda Game
Read more: The Propaganda Game— Reporters at Singapore summit thought Donald Trump-produced video was North Korean propaganda At a press conference today at the Singapore summit, journalists were shown a video, filmed in the style of a movie trailer, about “the opening up of a new future” between US president Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, who had met…
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Beast from the East
Read more: Beast from the EastRound-up of news coverage re: Shooting the Messenger story about a DC-based Russian disinformation media campaign headed by a Russian government policy adviser Last week, I blogged an original story about a new Washington DC-based Russian disinformation campaign that was the culmination of over a month’s research. The story was subsequently picked up by The…
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Russian Trolls Cancel White House Flash Mob Following Media Exposés, Citing Deep State Conspiracy
Read more: Russian Trolls Cancel White House Flash Mob Following Media Exposés, Citing Deep State ConspiracyOrganisers of the event applied for the wrong permit, before accusing U.S. authorities of conspiring against them. Update, June 14, 2018: USA Really’s website has posted a new article stating that the flash mob will go ahead “in downtown Washington not far from The White House.” source Last month, I scooped the story that a…
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Scooping McClatchy
Read more: Scooping McClatchyShooting the Messenger scoop makes it to The Rachel Maddow Show via McClatchy DC For the past month I’ve been blogging about a new anti-US media campaign started by the Internet Research Agency (IRA), better known as the Russian troll factory. In April, my post about the campaign’s recruitment of “English-speaking journalists” was picked up…
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The Russian Troll Factory is Planning to Flash Mob the White House on Donald Trump’s Birthday
Read more: The Russian Troll Factory is Planning to Flash Mob the White House on Donald Trump’s BirthdayThe event will mark the launch of the factory’s new grassroots anti-US media campaign It’s been a busy few months for the Internet Research Agency (IRA), better known as the Russian troll factory. In February, the Justice Department issued an indictment to prosecute 13 IRA “kremlebots” for allegedly meddling in the 2016 US election. Since…
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Russian Law Being Used to Prevent the Disclosure of Banned Websites
Read more: Russian Law Being Used to Prevent the Disclosure of Banned WebsitesRussia’s media regulator is preventing Google from disclosing thousands of URLs that were banned under so-called “VPN law” For the past week or so, Google has been embroiled in a censorship war over Russia’s attempts to ban instant messaging service Telegram. Russia’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor banned Telegram after the company refused to hand over encryption…
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Job Ad for Russian Troll Farm Gets a Boost
Read more: Job Ad for Russian Troll Farm Gets a BoostRound-up of news coverage re: job ad for Russian troll farm Yesterday, I blogged about a job ad inviting English-speaking journalists to join The Federal News Agency, a pro-Kremlin website operated by the Russian troll farm. The story was subsequently picked up by The Daily Beast, Political Wire, and POTUS Press Pool. Via “Russia’s Internet Research…
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The Russian Troll Factory is Recruiting English-Speaking Journalists to Fight “Political Censorship” After Facebook Ban
Read more: The Russian Troll Factory is Recruiting English-Speaking Journalists to Fight “Political Censorship” After Facebook BanThe “Wake up, America!” campaign will “focus on promoting information and problems that are hushed up by major American publications controlled by the US political elite” It’s been a rough couple of months for the Internet Research Agency (IRA). In February, 13 members of the so-called “Russian troll factory” were indicted for allegedly interfering in…
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Letters to Kim Jong-un
Read more: Letters to Kim Jong-unSan Diego presidential hopeful Matthew Pinnavaia was endorsed by Russian propagandists after he criticised U.S. foreign policy towards North Korea. Here he shares his outreach efforts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un Earlier this month I blogged about San Diego presidential hopeful Matthew Pinnavaia. In 2015, Pinnavaia made headlines in Russia after he sent an…
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Shooting the Messenger 