[Peace-discuss] The post-truth society

[C. G. Estabrook]

https://theintercept.com/2016/11/26/washington-post-disgracefully-promotes-a-mccarthyite-blacklist-from-a-new-hidden-and-very-shady-group/

THE WASHINGTON POST ON THURSDAY NIGHT promoted the claims of a new, shadowy organization that smears dozens of U.S. news sites that are critical of U.S. foreign policy as being “routine peddlers of Russian propaganda.” The article by reporter Craig Timberg – headlined “Russian propaganda effort helped spread ‘fake news’ during election, experts say” – cites a report by a new, anonymous website calling itself “PropOrNot,” which claims that millions of Americans have been deceived this year in a massive Russian “misinformation campaign.”

The group’s list of Russian disinformation outlets includes WikiLeaks and the Drudge Report, as well as Clinton-critical left-wing websites such as Truthout, Black Agenda Report, Truthdig and Naked Capitalism, as well as libertarian venues such as Antiwar.com and the Ron Paul Institute.

This Post report was one of the most widely circulated political news articles on social media over the last 48 hours, with dozens, perhaps hundreds, of U.S. journalists and pundits with large platforms hailing it as an earth-shattering exposé. It was the most-read piece on the entire Post website after it was published on Friday…


> On Nov 25, 2016, at 10:25 PM, Szoke, Ron via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
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>> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: "Szoke, Ron" <r-szoke at illinois.edu>
>> Subject: JUST IN: Study Finds 15 Million Americans Duped By Fake Russian Pro-Trump News Sites
>> Date: November 25, 2016 at 10:00:13 PM CST
>> To: "Szoke, Ron" <r-szoke at illinois.edu>
> 
>> http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/11/25/new-study-just-found-putin-behind-200-pro-trump-fake-news-sites/
> 
> http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/11/25/three-wisconsin-counties-just-admitted-padded-trumps-win-fake-votes/