propaganda

Voice of America journalists allege Trump wants to make outlet a propaganda source

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Some journalists at Voice of America charged in a lawsuit Monday that the Trump administration — while largely shutting down the government-run outlet that provides news around the world — has turned what remains into a voice for propaganda. The lawsuit alleges that VOA transmissions to populations in Iran, China, North Korea and to Kurdish … Read more

DOJ says it shut down websites that spread Iranian propaganda, threatened dissidents and took credit for hacks

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The Justice Department says it has shuttered four websites that were allegedly used by Iranian government-linked groups to post hacked information and threaten regime critics. The move comes amid fears that the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran could expand into cyberattacks. A news agency linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards has threatened American tech … Read more