Alan Macleod

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. He completed his PhD in 2017 and has since authored two acclaimed books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams. Follow Alan on Twitter for more of his work and commentary: @AlanRMacLeod.

USAID’s Disinformation Primer: Global Censorship in the Name of Democracy

Shocking revelations from a leaked USAID report expose how the agency collaborates with tech giants and media outlets to stifle free speech, silence dissent, and manipulate public opinion under the guise of fighting fake news.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
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A report from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) outlines how the government agency has been encouraging governments, tech platforms, establishment media outlets and advertisers to work together to censor huge swaths of the Internet. The 97-page “disinformation primer,” obtained by conservative firm America First Legal

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Will the US Intervene in Haiti? With Jake Johnston

In this exclusive interview, Jake Johnston sheds light on the power struggles unfolding in Haiti and the potential implications of U.S. involvement in the nation’s affairs.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Haiti Jake Johnston Feature photo

Haiti is in crisis. As armed groups come together and storm the island nation’s institutions, leading to mass prison breaks, U.S.-backed Prime Minister Ariel Henry – who was abroad at the time, desperately trying to negotiate some kind of foreign intervention – has resigned. Henry’s departure has left a power vacuum on the island. Will an

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Goalposts and Gunfire: Israel’s Deliberate Attacks on Palestinian Football and Its Players

Palestine’s football team is a tale of resilience amid deliberate Israeli attacks. MintPress investigates the global push to suspend Israel from international sports, exposing the harsh realities faced by Palestinian players advocating for justice on and off the field.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Palestinian soccer

Amid an ongoing onslaught against the Gaza Strip by apartheid Israel, the Palestinian national football team was a Cinderella story at this year’s AFC Asian Cup, reaching the knockout stages, eventually falling only to hosts and eventual winners hosted in Qatar. But while the challenge on the football field was hard enough, the Palestinian football

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Worthy vs. Unworthy Victims: Study Reveals Media’s Selective Coverage of Navalny and Lira

A new study by Alan MacLeod uncovers media bias, revealing how the deaths of American journalist Gonzalo Lira and Russian political leader Alexey Navalny were disproportionately covered, exposing the influence of political filters and narrative priorities.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
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A new MintPress News study of media coverage of the deaths of American journalist and commentator Gonzalo Lira and Russian political leader Alexey Navalny has found that the establishment U.S. press overwhelmingly ignored the former and focussed on the latter. The New York Times, Washington Post, ABC News, Fox News and CNN collectively ran 731

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Unraveling Bill Gates’ Global Web of Influence, with Tim Schwab

Tim Schwab joins Alan MacLeod to discuss the Bill Gates origin story, how he uses his wealth to public health and education policy, his connections to Jeffrey Epstein, and much more.

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By Alan Macleod
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NCRI Exposed: Israel Lobby-Linked Group Tied to Illegal Settlements and Campus Censorship

MintPress uncovers the web of influence connecting NCRI to the Israel lobby and the US national security state, shedding light on questionable methodologies and raising crucial questions about the true nature of their ‘neutral’ research.

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By Alan Macleod
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Even as Israel pounds Gaza into rubble, carrying out what has been described as a genocide in the process, many of its supporters are attempting to change the subject, instead decrying a supposedly new wave of dangerous antisemitism across American universities. Their evidence for this is a new report from the Network Contagion Research

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Super Bowl Propaganda: Patriots’ Robert Kraft’s Ties to Israel Explained

Meet Robert Kraft, the eccentric billionaire owner of the New England Patriots who is not only funding unusual Super Bowl ads but also pro-Israel American politicians.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
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Amid the fast-paced action that saw the Kansas City Chiefs win their third championship in five years, Americans tuning in to watch the Super Bowl were met with a barrage of unusual propaganda. Nestled between the typical ads for cars and beer were two bizarre messages: one from the Foundation to Combat anti-Semitism (FCAS) and the other from

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