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DirkGently

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27. Saw that. Alternet also has a piece up re: gov't connections.
Sat Nov 26, 2016, 12:51 AM
Nov 2016
Washington Post Promotes Shadowy Website That Accuses 200 Publications of Being Russian Propaganda Plants
The anonymous PropOrNot is calling for investigations of websites including Wikileaks and major progressive publications.

Despite the Washington Post’s charitable description of PropOrNot as a group of independent-minded researchers dedicated to protecting the integrity of American democracy, the shadowy group bears many of the qualities of the red enemies it claims to be battling. In addition to its blacklist of Russian dupes, it lists a collection of outlets funded by the U.S. State Department, NATO and assorted tech and weapons companies as “allies.” PropOrNot’s methodology is so shabby it is able to peg widely read outlets like Naked Capitalism, a leading left-wing financial news blog, as Russian propaganda operations.

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Although PropOrNot’s hidden authors claim, “we do not reach our conclusions lightly,” the group’s methodology leaves more than enough room to smear an outlet on political grounds. Among the criteria PropOrNot identifies as clear signs of Russian propaganda are, “Support for policies like Brexit, and the breakup of the EU and Eurozone” and, “Opposition to Ukrainian resistance to Russia and Syrian resistance to Assad.”

By these standards, any outlet that raises the alarm about the considerable presence of extreme right-wing elements among the post-Maidan Ukrainian government or that questions the Western- and Saudi-funded campaign for regime change in Syria can be designated a Russia dupe or a paid agent of the FSB. Indeed, while admitting that they have no idea whether any of the outlets they blacklisted are being paid by Russian intelligence or are even aware they are spreading Russian propaganda, PropOrNot’s authors concluded that any outlets that have met their highly politicized criteria “have effectively become tools of the Russian intelligence services, and are worthy of further investigation.”



http://www.alternet.org/media/washington-post-promotes-shadowy-website-accuses-200-publications-russian-propaganda-plants
Oh, snap! Little JPR finally got the recognition they crave! Squinch Nov 2016 #1
JPR? Ouch. nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2016 #2
Truthdig? SHRED Nov 2016 #3
JPR! mcar Nov 2016 #4
Some seem to fit regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #5
It's come to the point that now anything we read on the internet could be fake kimbutgar Nov 2016 #9
that's generally what happens during nashville_brook Nov 2016 #15
agree, seems a little info wars onto itself. juxtaposed Nov 2016 #10
Counterpunch - Russian propaganda or not - is a shit website. NYC Liberal Nov 2016 #28
The article you posted was written by a well known Antisemite Mosby Nov 2016 #39
Yep. Deplorable. NYC Liberal Nov 2016 #40
"Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" Jake Stern Nov 2016 #6
Nice try. yardwork Nov 2016 #14
The US has just had its presidential election provably hacked/damaged by Russians... Hekate Nov 2016 #19
Russia is not Communist these days Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #30
Wasn't trying to say Russia is still Communist Jake Stern Nov 2016 #38
I frequented a few of these during the dark Bush years superpatriotman Nov 2016 #7
""An Initial Set of Sites That Reliably Echo Russian Propaganda" uppityperson Nov 2016 #8
And Sherman A1 Nov 2016 #11
A who's who of anti-Semitic sites. Behind the Aegis Nov 2016 #12
WOAH! .99center Nov 2016 #13
This looks more like creative speculation cpwm17 Nov 2016 #16
Do not forget this one Lithos Nov 2016 #17
Welcome to the New McCarthyism. DirkGently Nov 2016 #18
Twitter was a flutter with WaPo article then an article dae Nov 2016 #23
Saw that. Alternet also has a piece up re: gov't connections. DirkGently Nov 2016 #27
So an anonymous site wants to repress other websites, incl. Truth-out, and some people suffragette Nov 2016 #37
I don't trust this site drmeow Nov 2016 #20
Ditto. dae Nov 2016 #24
Maybe the answer is to keep your critical thinking faculties active and factcheck stories....... LongTomH Nov 2016 #21
Add. Alex Jones Lithos Nov 2016 #22
Rense and Alex Jones/Prison Planet are the same thing. Liberal In Texas Nov 2016 #25
Rense and Jones HATE each other. Deffo not the same. Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #34
Jeff Rense and Alex Jones do not like each other Lithos Nov 2016 #35
Related article: moondust Nov 2016 #26
This is the thing I love about Du kimbutgar Nov 2016 #29
The list is a fake! Truthdig's editor is a prominent US journalist: Liberty Belle Nov 2016 #31
I see JPR as more of an ongoing identity crisis and less of a "fake Russian news" site Miles Archer Nov 2016 #32
I kind of see JPR as a split off of a church marlakay Nov 2016 #42
this list is BULLSHIT Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #33
Truthout and Naked Capitalism are Russian fronts?! Lol! Arazi Nov 2016 #36
plus 1 Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #41
Three of those I could tell BainsBane Sep 2017 #43
Not surprised to see JPR included. That place is a cesspool. NurseJackie Sep 2017 #44
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