The best propaganda is generally a mixture of truth with half-truth, distortion, lies by omission and the removal of context and perspective.
Caitlin Johnstone: Paul Mason Says Bellingcat Launders Information for Western Intelligence
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Caitlin Johnstone: Silicon Valley Taking Control of History
The idea that government-tied corporations should act as arbiters of history and accuracy is steadily gaining acceptance in the echo chamber of mainstream public opinion.
Caitlin Johnstone: Teaching MbS Manners
When the U.S. wants to reform certain murderous foreign leaders it can simply provide them with private seminars, according to an addled imperialist think tanker quoted by Politico.
US State-Affiliated NewsGuard Targets Consortium News
The Pentagon and State Dept.-linked outfit, with an ex-N.S.A. and C.I.A. director on its board, is accusing Consortium News of publishing “false content” on Ukraine, reports Joe Lauria.
Caitlin Johnstone: Ukraine ‘Solves’ Nazi Problem With New Logo
The change in insignia isn’t being made to correct a misperception, it’s being made to obscure a correct perception.
Caitlin Johnstone: Official Behind Media Reports of Russian Atrocities Fired By Ukrainian Parliament
Caitlin Johnstone: WaPo’s Glimpse of the Battlefield
Contrary to widespread triumphant Western narratives, this reporting describes Ukrainian troops surviving on one potato per day and deserting their posts.
Caitlin Johnstone: They Fear Information, Not Disinformation
All the safeguards being setting up now to manipulate information online are not there to eliminate lies, they’re there to eliminate truth.
Caitlin Johnstone: On Russians ‘Raping Babies’
You can be sure that these obscene, unverified charges against Russian forces won’t attract the social-media censors who are supposedly rooting out “disinformation.”
Caitlin Johnstone: Bush’s Freudian Confession on Iraq
In their less-guarded moments, even the worst empire managers know deep down what is true and let it slip out.