Threads Of Establishment Russia Narrative Trace Back To Neocon Think Tanks

Neocons are shaping the way Americans think and vote, and they all have the same goal: securing the global dominance of the US power establishment at all costs.

Caitlin Johnstone
By Caitlin Johnstone

Do you want to know the secret for 100 percent guaranteeing that you will always be on the right side of history for every single foreign policy debate? It takes three very simple steps: Step One: Pick any disputed issue of foreign policy. Step Two: Find out what the dominant neoconservative think tanks are saying about it. Step Three: Advocate

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Putting Names to the Shadowy Figures Behind 2017’s Biggest Fake News Story

In late 2016, about 200 websites were identified as “Russian propaganda outlets” by the dubious website PropOrNot, hiding behind a cloak of anonymity. Now, The Washington’s Blog’s George Eliason peels back some of that anonymity.

George Eliason
By George Eliason
Shadowy Hacker

Preface by Washington’s Blog - where this article first appeared. A leading cybersecurity expert has publicly said that Mr. Eliason’s research as presented in this article does not violate the law.  Washington’s Blog does not express an opinion about whether or not the claims set forth in this article are accurate or not. Make up your own

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TeleSUR English’s Day in Facebook ‘Jail’ Raises Doubts About Silicon Valley Hospitality

Facebook periodically “tweaks” its algorithm in ways that severely reduce the prominence of alternative media content on newsfeeds, forcing admins to pay for “sponsored posts” in order to reach audiences.

Elliott Gabriel
By Elliott Gabriel
Facebook

QUITO, ECUADOR -- Facebook users who followed Latin American news outlet teleSUR English were confused on Tuesday when the fan page suffered a mysterious disappearance from the site that lasted nearly a full day. The page’s deletion and subsequent reemergence raised questions about potential censorship by the California-based social networking

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Facebook Takes Another Stab at Soft Censorship Through Modified “Trustworthy” Newsfeed

Facebook’s previous efforts at soft censorship failed when it found that people shared articles flagged as ‘fake news’ even more.

ZeroHedge.com
By ZeroHedge.com
Facebook

In a move that is set to infuriate news organizations that are not deemed "trustworthy", Facebook is set to introduce "sweeping changes" to its newsfeed as early as next week, prioritizing trustworthy sites and removing "clickbait" and low quality news publishers, while promoting posts from friends and family, the WSJ reports. Under its new

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Understanding The ‘Fake News’ Hysteria

The mainstream media’s hysteria over “fake news” is aimed less at the few instances of intentionally fabricated stories than at well-reported articles that challenge the U.S. government’s dubious official narratives.

David P. Hamilton
By David P. Hamilton

For the most part, “fake news” is a fake concept designed by the corporate news media to discredit those who challenge the official U.S. hegemonic narrative. The typical MSM fake news accusation starts with some egregious fictionalization and then morphs over to the real targets: the subversives, those who would dispute foundational elements of the

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Your Up-To-Date Guide To Avoiding Internet Censorship & Getting Real Watchdog Journalism

There are lots of good strategies for beating both corporate and government Internet censors and snoops. These range from alternatives to Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter — to direct subscriptions to authors and pubs — to setting up your own VPN. All are worth the effort.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Poland | Facebook | Protest

While Google’s Information Age dominance has long been recognized to have some unsavory consequences, the massive technology corporation has, in recent months, taken to directly censoring content and traffic to a variety of independent media outlets across the political spectrum -- essentially muting the voices of any site or author who does not

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