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12/14/2016 / By Kurt Nimmo

Ministry of Truth bill advances in Congress

Earlier this week Congress made headway on what might be described as a Ministry of Truth bill. A measure in the National Defense Authorization Act “calls on the State Department to lead governmentwide efforts to identify propaganda and counter its effects. The authorization is for $160 million over two years,” reports Stars and Stripes. The […]

12/13/2016 / By Kurt Nimmo

Alternative media website demands retraction by Washington Post after ‘fake news’ story

Naked Capitalism, a website accused of spreading fake news by The Washington Post, has demanded a retraction. Yves Smith, aka Susan Webber, the editor of the financial news and analysis website, posted on Monday that First Amendment and defamation lawsuit lawyer Jim Moody will represent the website. Moody defended Linda Tripp, who worked in the […]

11/28/2016 / By Kurt Nimmo

Facebook and Google to Decide What is “Fake” News

Following accusations that Donald Trump won the presidency in part due to fake news stories, tech giants Google and Facebook have announced they will restrict advertising services. “In accordance with the Audience Network Policy, we do not integrate or display ads in apps or sites containing content that is illegal, misleading or deceptive, which includes fake […]

08/18/2016 / By Kurt Nimmo

Trump fights back against establishment media campaign to discredit him

On Monday, presidential candidate Donald Trump led a foray against the establishment media. It is not “freedom of the press” when newspapers and others are allowed to say and write whatever they want even if it is completely false! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 14, 2016 I am not only fighting Crooked Hillary, I […]

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