‘Economist’ Runs Chinese Coronavirus Propaganda Disguised as News

Chinese outlets flout federal disclosure laws in disinformation campaign

Yuichiro Kakutani
March 26, 2020 5:00 AM

The Economist is running Chinese propaganda from an outlet that is violating U.S. law to spread the message that Chinese President Xi Jinping's has done a masterful job handling the coronavirus pandemic.

Chinese Propaganda Organ Defies Feds

Rep. Banks asks Justice Department to investigate media org

Yuichiro Kakutani
January 23, 2020 3:05 PM

A Republican congressman is asking the Justice Department to investigate a Chinese propaganda organ that has defied a federal order to register as a foreign agent.

AOC Likes Tweet From Russian State Media Claiming Iran Doesn’t Target Civilians

Alex Griswold
January 6, 2020 2:35 PM

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) liked a tweet from a Russian-funded operative claiming that Iran, the world's most prolific state sponsor of terrorism, does not target civilians.

China Infiltrating U.S. Education System in Propaganda Coup

Report: From kindergarten to college, Chinese government programs indoctrinate youth

Chinese language teacher Fu Yongsheng at the Confucius Institute at the University of Lagos

Adam Kredo
February 27, 2019 5:00 PM

The Chinese government has infiltrated nearly every sector of the U.S. education system via a package of programs and monetary schemes that seek to indoctrinate American children and bring the Communist government's propaganda into the classroom, according to a new report by a Senate investigatory body.

Russian Defense Ministry Uses Video Game Screenshot as ‘Proof’ of U.S. Helping ISIS

Paul Crookston
November 14, 2017 8:57 PM

The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday accused U.S. military forces of cooperating with the Islamic State against Syrian troops, but its evidence was a screenshot from a video game.

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un Fights ‘Fatty Monster U.S. Imperialists’ With Anti-U.S. Stamps

Kathryn Covert
July 6, 2017 9:11 AM

North Korea released two new anti-U.S. stamps in celebration of its official "Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism" month.

Report: U.S. Struggling in Online Propaganda Fight Against ISIS

Natalie Johnson
February 2, 2017 3:00 PM

A U.S. military program dedicated to countering Islamic State propaganda disseminated across the internet is having little impact due to incompetent operators and inaccurate data, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Russia Deems Kremlin-Run Media Outlets ‘Essential’ to National Security

Natalie Johnson
January 12, 2017 4:53 PM

Russian state-owned media companies were declared in a new government list to be of "essential significance" to Moscow's national security and defense.

Estonian Report Details Russia’s ‘Hybrid Threat’ to Europe

Combating Russian propaganda increasingly important front in information war

Molly McKew
April 18, 2016 4:00 PM

A new report by the Estonian Internal Security Service emphasizes the danger a resurgent Russia and a weakening European Union poses to stability and democracy in the region, highlighting Russian propaganda efforts in recent years.

White House Does Not Think Pictures of Sailors on Their Knees are Embarrassing

Alyssa Canobbio
January 15, 2016 1:36 PM