Russian propaganda Archives

China Hops on Putin’s Ukraine Propaganda Train

March 8, 2022 Buck Banks

“The Chinese government is scrubbing the country’s internet of sympathetic or accurate coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and systematically amplifying pro-Putin talking points. … China’s wide use of its propaganda and censorship muscle helps insulate Beijing from a domestic backlash against its support for Putin— and leaves its citizens with an airbrushed, false version of events, similar to what’s seen in Putin’s state-controlled Russia.”

K.C. Radio Station to Broadcast Russian Propaganda

January 21, 2020 Buck Banks

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A Kansas City area radio station can broadcast Russian state-owned media programming, the type that U.S. intelligence called a “propaganda machine,” for six hours a day through a lease agreement struck by a local radio operator, the Kansas City Star reports.

Russians Promoted GOP Shutdown Talking Points on Twitter

January 23, 2018 Buck Banks

“The White House branded the federal budget impasse… as the ‘Schumer Shutdown’ in its attempt to pin the blame on Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY). … But it wasn’t just Republicans using that phrase during the weekend government shutdown. Independent analysts said Twitter accounts linked to Russia have spread the same message.”

Publishing Plagiarized Propaganda

November 9, 2017 Buck Banks

Infowars is an ultra-right-wing propaganda institution,
And Alex Jones is well known for his fake news contributions.
But keeping fake content fresh is tough,
And you never seem to have enough,
Which is why he posted 1,000 Russian “news” articles without attribution.

Tag: Russian propaganda

China Hops on Putin’s Ukraine Propaganda Train

— Axios

K.C. Radio Station to Broadcast Russian Propaganda

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A Kansas City area radio station can broadcast Russian state-owned media programming, the type that U.S. intelligence called a “propaganda machine,” for six hours a day through a lease agreement struck by a local radio operator, the Kansas City Star reports.

Russians Promoted GOP Shutdown Talking Points on Twitter

— Los Angeles Times

Publishing Plagiarized Propaganda

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Miami Herald

“We care more about the safety of our staff than a name attached to an article.”

— Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX), on CNN.

— Rick Wilson

— Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the “resign or be fired” ultimatum from the GOP’s Freedom Caucus just 174 days into his tenure as sp[eaker, reported by Punchbowl News.

Numerati

77%

A new Siena poll finds that by a 54% to 30% margin, New Yorkers say Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial is “legitimate” — the view of 77% of Democrats and 44% of independents — rather than a “witch hunt,” the view of 66% of Republicans.

51% to 48%

300 million

Spotify said Taylor Swift’s new album was the first to have over 300 million streams in a single day on Friday.

28%

15% to 7%