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Leaked Chinese Govt Documents: Xi Xinping Vows to Take Control of the Internet and Influence Opinions… of the ENTIRE WORLD
by Robert Wheeler Leaked Chinese government documents obtained by the Epoch Times reveal Chinese leader Xi Xinping has set out to control the entirety of the Internet. In doing so, they would displace the current status of the United States in that regard. According to the docume...
State Department Gets $40 Million to Fund New Propaganda Troll Farm
On Monday, the US State Department announced that it had obtained $40 million from the Pentagon to fund a new propaganda and disinformation campaign through the “Global Engagement Center.”While the Global Engagement Center was initially conceived of as resisting foreign propa...
Leaked Document Reveals Internet Trolls Are Government Agents
Glenn Greenwald is a journalist, constitutional lawyer, political commentator and best-selling author. He’s perhaps best known for working with NSA document-leaker Edward Snowden to expose the sneaky surveillance tactics used by governments and government agencies.And whil...
Hillary Clinton’s Million Dollar Professional Internet Troll Army
Hillary Clinton-aligned Super PAC, Correct the Record, is taking a page out of Vladimir Putin’s playbook by employing a $1 million dollar professional internet troll army to build a paid, positive consensus about the Clinton campaign. by Nick BernabeThe effort, called “Breaki...
Police are Creating Fake Facebook Accounts to Monitor You — Here’s How to ID a Fake Account
Police departments around the nation have taken predictive crime prevention to a new level by building fake user accounts, as well as posing as genuine people to gather information about local events, Tech.Mic reports.by Kristan T. HarrisLocal agents put on a “digital mask” a...
CIA Agents to Troll Alternative Media Sites in Huge Propaganda Program
The CIA are expanding an existing program that influences mainstream media outlets to promote fake propaganda stories, by having agents troll internet forums, social media, and website comment sections – in an effort to disrupt alternative media sites. by Sean Adl-TabatabaiIn a...
The Troll’s Guide to Internet Disruption
The 15 Rules of Web DisruptionDavid Martin’s Thirteen Rules for Truth Suppression, H. Michael Sweeney’s 25 Rules of Disinformation (and now Brandon Smith’s Disinformation: How It Works) are classic lessons on how to spot disruption and disinformation tactics.We’ve seen a ...
8 Traits of a Disinformationalist
Organized and Professional Disinformation OperationsWell-funded and highly-organized disinformation operations are in full-swing throughout the internet. From forums to comment boards and even professional websites that have only one purpose: Defame, distract, and destroy the tru...
Federal Government Hires Internet TROLLS to Monitor and “Correct” Online Discussions
This subject is of big interest to me and I am happy to see other websites picking up the concerns and expressing them publicly. I have crossed paths with these undercover agents many times, on various websites and forums, and a I can tell you from my first hand experience t...