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Commentary by BlackKos editor JoanMar I imagine that in the unlikely case that I’m still here 30 years from now, my blood will still boil at the mention of the names of George Zimmerman and Derek ...
by Black Kos
 314 comments
on Fri Apr 12, 2024 at 02:00 PM PDT
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The reposts and expressions of shock from public figures followed quickly after a user who uses a pseudonym on the social platform X claimed that a government website had revealed “skyrocketing” rates of voters registering without a photo ID in three...
by Associated Press
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on Tue Apr 09, 2024 at 07:53 AM PDT
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Reported from SubStack We know this is the case. I’ve addressed this before, but I’ve come to realize with some recent examples that the GQP already knows that everything they are promoting, everything they are saying to the American people - is a lie....
by Frank Vyan Walton
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on Fri Apr 05, 2024 at 09:12 AM PDT
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When Arnaud de Borchgrave and Robert Moss introduced the word “disinformation” to readers of their 1980 roman à clef spy novel “The Spike”—deriving the term from the Russian dezinformatsiya, the title of a KGB black propaganda department—it didn’t make...
by Meteor Blades
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on Sun Apr 07, 2024 at 08:00 AM PDT
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The Nation has picked up a hit piece that I originally read on DKos. This is the latest in a long campaign of misinformation and court filings designed to stop people from switching away from fossil fuel vehicles to electric vehicles. First, understand...
by CorpFlunky
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on Mon Apr 01, 2024 at 10:19 AM PDT
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I’ve lived in two port cities, one of which was Baltimore, the other Savannah and neither one makes me an expert in ship navigation. I also worked at the Savannah Yacht Club and even took some sailing lessons. It still didn’t make me an expert. One of...
by TexDem
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on Fri Mar 29, 2024 at 07:31 AM PDT
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— — Hot off the presses as they used say ... Ukraine war latest updates: Russia’s intelligence chief claims U.S., U.K. and Ukraine were behind Moscow terrorist attack by Holly Ellyatt, cnbc.com — Mar 26, 2024 Top Russian officials, including President...
by jamess
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on Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 10:41 AM PDT
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Former Republican National Committee Chair and rainbow- fentanyl-misinformation spreader Ronna McDaniel was recently hired to be a paid on-air contributor for ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Mar 25, 2024 at 01:37 PM PDT
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I just listened to a really useful podcast from Fresh Air on NPR. It’s in interview with Johns Hopkins University Professor Peter Pomerantsev, “whose new book, How to Win an Information War, is about the man he describes as the "forgotten genius" of...
by cmhmd
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on Sat Mar 23, 2024 at 11:23 AM PDT
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There was a recent diary on Daily Kos, which in turn cited an article on Raw Story, about an associate of Rudy Giuliani who knowingly helped spread falsehoods about President Biden in 2020. That associate testified in court that Giuliani had given a...
by Perlinator
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on Fri Mar 22, 2024 at 08:51 PM PDT
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Wednesday morning’s House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing, titled “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office,” was yet another chance for Democratic ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Mar 20, 2024 at 03:45 PM PDT
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The NY Times has noticed the Right is winning the disinformation wars - and what they omit says why. The Headline at the Paper of Record is explicit: How Trump’s Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation Their claims of censorship have successfully stymied the effort to filter election lies online. It’s a good read up to a point. The right wing...
by xaxnar
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on Mon Mar 18, 2024 at 08:34 AM PDT
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In the midst of election year political fervor, email announcements have sparked controversy ahead of this year's Gallatin County Republicans Lincoln-Reagan Dinner scheduled to take place in May in Bozeman, MT. The emails, sent by organizers of the...
by chills1953
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on Sat Mar 16, 2024 at 03:52 PM PDT
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A recent article in the Guardian highlights the work of Sefton Delmer in countering Nazi propaganda during WWII. The Man Who Tricked Nazi Germany While the article is worth reading, here is the recipe. Undermine the MAGA monopoly over peoples strongest...
by Ecosse77055
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on Wed Mar 06, 2024 at 03:08 PM PST
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Your friendly neighborhood PSA: Be on the lookout for election disinformation Commentary by Chitown Kev Today is�March 5, 2024, Super Tuesday, the day where elections will be held in 15 states�in ...
by Black Kos
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on Tue Mar 05, 2024 at 02:01 PM PST
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David Corn writing at the Our Land newsletter from Mother Jones brings up a timely reminder: The Great Forgotten Betrayal of the Trump Years. It’s a reminder that, despite the way the media has stopped even mentioning it, there was credible evidence...
by xaxnar
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on Thu Feb 22, 2024 at 07:54 AM PST
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by angryea
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on Wed Feb 21, 2024 at 05:00 AM PST
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The Permanent Floating Monster Club DailyKos readers are familiar with disinformation, and are actively involved in fighting it. We aren’t the only ones. A lot of folks are pushing back, and for a variety of reasons now is a good time to recruit people...
by Wayne Borean
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on Sun Feb 11, 2024 at 03:28 AM PST
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Disinformation is a growing problem in American politics, but combating it in Latino media poses its own special challenges. Joining us on this week's episode of "The Downballot" is Roberta Braga, ...
by The Downballot
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on Thu Feb 08, 2024 at 09:37 AM PST
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At first his stories seemed harmless. Tales about secret organizations plotting to take over the world, about the good guys working to save it, and about the proof that, if you knew where to look, ...
by Associated Press
204 comments
on Sat Feb 03, 2024 at 01:59 PM PST
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