Did UK intelligence stage the Salisbury Novichok attack?
The final report delivered to the public inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess, a British woman who died four months after the Russian...
Media Literacy 2025
Government psyops
Throughout history, rulers across the globe have tried to control their populations, to gain consent, and to enable them to implement their policies...
In A Compromised Media Environment, Western Intelligence Agencies Escalate NATO’s Proxy War In Ukraine...
The NATO Proxy War: A Bird’s Eye View
As winter bites, the current NATO proxy war that has raged for almost a year shows no...
The Covid-19 Concoction: A Recipe for Successful Psychological Operations
Abstract: When viewed as a war story, the COVID-19 narrative framed in corporate media urges citizens to be on a constant “war footing” and...
Mass Shootings and Media Spin
Introduction
Mass shootings represent a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, drawing from individual, social, and environmental origins. Current legislative and media initiatives predominantly concentrate on firearm...
Why We Must Fix the Media – and Save the World
Imagine if you will…
An evil dictator is on the brink of making a nuclear bomb at a secret facility carved deep inside the Zagros mountains....
The Real Problem of Disinformation
According to the UK Government, which has set up a dedicated Counter-Disinformation Unit, there is a ‘danger that hostile actors use online disinformation to undermine our...
Propaganda for Beginners, Part 1: The Primacy-Effect
(Editorial note: This article appeared first in German on NachDenkSeiten)
Introduction
Propaganda is a well-known and effective tool for manipulating public opinion. We are familiar with...
Deception through omission: ‘The War on the OPCW’
An academic paper from the University of New South Wales in Australia describes four incidents where a virtual firehose of Russian propaganda was directed...
Attacks on Academic Freedom, the Times of London, and MI6
This article is also published at UK Column.
Once again, The Times newspaper is attacking academics who speak truth to power, with a new hit-piece. What the latest...