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October 14 2020, 6:52 am
Iran May Shut Down Press TV
U.S. media reported in June 2020 on a potential Iranian move to shut down several of its foreign language channels, a move that could include Press TV. According to a report by Radio Farda, the...
October 14 2020, 6:52 am
US Designates Confucius Institutes as Foreign Missions
The US State Department last month designated the Chinese Confucius Institutes as “Foreign Missions.” According to the State Department announcement: Confucius Institutes are clearly sponsored by Beijing: Confucius Institutes (CIs) are organizations primarily located on U.S. college...
October 14 2020, 6:51 am
US Orders Al-Jazeera Digital to Register Under FARA
US media is reporting that the US Department of Justice has requested by letter that AJ+, the US-based Al-Jazeera online news platform register itself as a foreign agent. According to a CNN report: September 16, 2020 The Justice Department's letter indicated that the Al Jazeera review...
October 14 2020, 6:40 am
Facebook Removes Internet Research Agency Accounts Critical of Biden Campaign
The Washington Post reported last month that Facebook removed a network of accounts tied to the Internet Research Agency critical of Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala D. Harris. According to...
October 14 2020, 6:38 am
Facebook Removes Romanian Fake Account Network Aimed at US Elections
Facebook reported in July that it had removed a Romanian fake account network due to coordinated inauthentic behavior​ on behalf of a foreign entity. The accounts and pages of the fake network posed as conservative...
October 14 2020, 6:38 am
Facebook Removes Network Associated With Falun Gong Propaganda
In its Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) Report from July, Facebook announced that it had removed a huge network of real and fake accounts associated with the Falun Gong movement over violations against its foreign interference policy. Operated from many...
October 14 2020, 6:38 am
Oxford Academic Hands Out “Meaningless” Academic Award to Hong Kong Businessman
UK media is reporting on the awarding of what was described as a” meaningless” academic qualification to a Hong King businessman tied to Chinese authorities. According to the Guardian report the incident was the latest...
October 14 2020, 6:38 am
US National Security Advisory Claims China Most Active In Election Meddling- No Evidence Presented.
Global media is reporting that the US National Security claimed last month without evidence that China was the most active of the countries trying to interfere in the upcoming US elections. According to one report:...
October 14 2020, 6:37 am
Public Row Emerges Within US Muslim Brotherhood- USCMO v. EMGAGE
The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) has issued a statement severing its relationship with EMGAGE, the sponsor of a recent virtual conference addressed by Democratic Presidential hopeful Joe Biden and that also included two important...
October 14 2020, 6:32 am
Iranian-Tied UK Human Rights Group Publishes Book in Tehran
Iranian media reported in July on the launch of a book at the offices of the Iranian IQNA news agency in Tehran and Titled “Political Islamophobia at American Policy Institutes: Battling the Power of Islamic...