The US Government Funds A War On Online Fake News
By Craig Timberg, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON – Congressional negotiators on Wednesday approved an initiative to track and combat foreign propaganda amid growing concerns that Russian efforts to spread “fake news” and disinformation threaten U.S. national security.Read the full article: http://bangordailynews.com/2016/11/30/politics/elections/angus-king-other-senators-ask-obama-to-declassify-information-on-russia-and-the-election/The measure, part of the National Defense Authorization Act approved by a conference committee, 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.
If approved by the full House and Senate, the measure could reach President Barack Obama in December. It would be the most significant initiative against foreign governments’ disinformation campaigns since the 1990s.
“This propaganda and disinformation threat is real, it’s growing, and right now the U.S. government is asleep at the wheel,” Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said in a statement. “The U.S. and our allies face many challenges, but we must better counter and combat the extensive propaganda and disinformation operations directed against us.”
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Meanwhile in 2012 the National Defense Authoriazation Act (NDAA) overturned the previous ban on use of propaganda against american citizens.
Something tells me they didnt just overturn this with no intent to use such powers. Never does that happen in gov....
So now i suspect our "fake news" is quite possibly propaganda (lies told as truth) by the mainstream media. It is obvious to me the gov is using propavanda on this. Whether they are doing it as psyops or because they really are pedos...well we need more digging. Preferably using help from these institutions.
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They need to Staten this process at the White House. Lots of fake news flowing out of it.