Alan MacLeod on Israeli Propaganda and Google’s Complicity in Genocide 

Alan MacLeod discusses his explosive new investigations into how Google has become a key Israeli ally in war propaganda, data surveillance, and economic support—spending billions to boost Tel Aviv’s image and infrastructure amid its genocidal campaign in Gaza.

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Alan MacLeod on Israeli Propaganda and Google’s Complicity in Genocide

Israel could not be doing what it is doing without significant support from the West. And they have found some very powerful allies in Silicon Valley. Chief among these is Google, which has allowed the Israeli government to use its platforms to target tens of millions of Europeans with propaganda. Joining the MintCast today to talk about his

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Nayib Bukele: The Dark Side of the “World’s Coolest Dictator”

How the US helped Nayib Bukele turn El Salvador into the world’s largest prison state and why Donald Trump sees him as a model.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod

The Trump administration’s deal to send large numbers of people to prisons in El Salvador has thrust its president, Nayib Bukele, into the international spotlight. Bukele has been praised, especially in conservative media, as a dynamic and popular leader who has saved his country from the grips of gang violence. But beneath this polished image, he

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Musk’s Favorite X Accounts Lead in Community Notes Corrections for Propaganda

Despite repeated corrections by X’s own Community Notes, Musk continues to promote accounts notorious for spreading pro-Israel disinformation.

Robert Inlakesh
By Robert Inlakesh
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Elon Musk, CEO of X (formerly Twitter), has lauded his Community Notes feature as a tool to combat fake news. Yet, despite his public commitment to accuracy, Musk has been amplifying tweets from accounts that have garnered the most Community Notes corrections—many of which are right-wing, pro-Israeli, or anti-Muslim. On October 29, 2023, Musk

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Hamas, Israel, and the Fog of October 7: What We Know Now

Allegations of beheadings and mass rape on October 7 have fueled Israel’s war narrative. But after a year of investigations, how much of it holds up?

Robert Inlakesh
By Robert Inlakesh
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It has now been one year since the October 7 attack, led by Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades. There are two diametrically opposed versions of that day: the Israeli narrative and what the evidence suggests. On October 7, at 6:30 a.m., the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, launched a military assault targeting Israeli military positions,

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From PropOrNot to New Lines: How Washington is Weaponizing Media

Meet the former government officials and intelligence operatives at the heart of New Lines as investigative journalist Alan MacLeod sheds light on the “independent” think tank’s true agenda and motivations.

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By Alan Macleod
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New Lines Magazine purports to be an independent media organization. Yet it constantly attacks genuine alternative media who stray from Washington’s official foreign policy line, all while employing many spooks, spies and other figures at the heart of the national security state. Worse still, its parent organization, the New Lines Institute, has

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Inside Job? Ominous New Questions Surround Navalny’s Death

Kit Klarenberg explores the sudden vanishing act of Western media and political attention after new intelligence challenges the narrative surrounding Alexei Navalny’s death.

Kit Klarenberg
By Kit Klarenberg
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On April 27, the Wall Street Journal published an investigation based on as yet unpublished U.S. intelligence community assessments and anonymous briefings courtesy of “security officials from several European capitals,” which concluded that Vladimir Putin neither orchestrated Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny’s death in prison two months

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