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Zombie Websites Being Used For Disinformation

January 10 2022, 15:35 pm 3:35 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Zombie Websites Being Used For Disinformation <p>US media report­ed in 2020 on the poten­tial use of so-called “Zom­bie sites,” the use of long-dor­mant web­sites for dis­in­for­ma­tion […]</p>

Reach Of Chinese Influence Operations On Twitter More Limited Than Expected, Research Shows

3:26 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Reach Of Chinese Influence Operations On Twitter More Limited Than Expected, Research Shows <p>US media report­ed last month on new research sug­gest­ing that Chi­nese state-backed influ­ence cam­paigns on Twit­ter are more lim­it­ed in […]</p>

Convicted Russian Influence Agent With Ties To US Republicans Becomes Russian MP

January 9 2022, 15:13 pm 3:13 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Convicted Russian Influence Agent With Ties To US Republicans Becomes Russian MP <p>US media report­ed in Novem­ber that a con­vict­ed Russ­ian influ­ence agent with strong ties to the Repub­li­can Par­ty and Don­ald […]</p>

Turkish Education Foundation Budget Increased 752% Since 2017

3:06 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Turkish Education Foundation Budget Increased 752% Since 2017 <p>Turk­ish media is report­ing that the Maarif Foundation’s bud­get has grown sev­er­al­fold since 2017. Accord­ing to the soL report: Decem­ber […]</p>

Autocracy Is Winning — The Atlantic

3:01 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Autocracy Is Winning — The Atlantic <p>US media has pub­lished a tren­chant analy­sis of what is called “Autoc­ra­cy Inc.”, the auto­crat­ic alliance of author­i­tar­i­an states that […]</p>

Conservative Influence Networks Succeed in Promoting “Critical Race Theory” as Hot-Button Issue in the US

2:42 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Conservative Influence Networks Succeed in Promoting “Critical Race Theory” as Hot-Button Issue in the US <p>US media report­ed last Novem­ber on the role of right-wing influ­ence net­works in the US in pro­mot­ing so-called “Crit­i­cal Race […]</p>

Former Trump Official Funded by “Dark Money” to Seek Presidential Pardons

2:27 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Former Trump Official Funded by “Dark Money” to Seek Presidential Pardons <p>US media report­ed last Decem­ber about the role of con­ser­v­a­tive “dark mon­ey” and an unreg­is­tered lob­by­ist in seek­ing Pres­i­den­tial par­dons […]</p>

Leaders Of Swedish Migrant Party Call For Artwork By Late Muhammad Caricaturist To Be „Burned Down,“ Accuse Its Creator Of Sowing Discord

2:12 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Leaders Of Swedish Migrant Party Call For Artwork By Late Muhammad Caricaturist To Be „Burned Down,“ Accuse Its Creator Of Sowing Discord <p>In Octo­ber 2021, a Swedish online news plat­form pub­lished an opin­ion piece by three lead­ers of a Swedish migrant polit­i­cal […]</p>

Chinese Disinformation King Guo Wengui’s Network Claims He Hired Ex-Blackwater Chief Erik Prince

1:54 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Chinese Disinformation King Guo Wengui’s Network Claims He Hired Ex-Blackwater Chief Erik Prince <p>US media report­ed last Sep­tem­ber that a social media net­work of exiled Chi­nese busi­ness­man and dis­in­for­ma­tion ped­dler Guo Wen­gui had […]</p>

Iranian-tied UK Center Receives Government COVID19 Funding

January 6 2022, 16:02 pm 4:02 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Iranian-tied UK Center Receives Government COVID19 Funding <p>UK media report­ed last Novem­ber that an Iran­ian-tied Cen­ter in the UK has received more than £100,000 by the British […]</p>