This is the last of the series of three papers that examine the fact checking industry. Part one [a] showed the areas not yet covered by American journalists that are exploring the Twitter files, Part two [b] explored characteristics of …
The Role of Fake Bot Traffic on Twitter/X | Alex Kriel
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Alex Kriel of Thinking Coalition talks about the role of fake bot traffic on Twitter/X and looks into where fake traffic comes from, who benefits from it and how to spot it.
Alex has …
Ethical guidance during the Covid event: sources, effectiveness and barriers to influencing policy
This is the second report describing an ongoing 12-month research project investigating the UK Government’s use of behavioural science ‘nudges’ in their Covid communications strategy to promote compliance with restrictions and the subsequent vaccine rollout. The initial report – detailing …
Fear, shame and peer pressure to promote compliance with Covid-19 restrictions: Who were responsible for the communications?
What follows is an initial report of an ongoing research project investigating the UK Government’s use of behavioural science ‘nudges’ in their Covid communications strategy to promote compliance with restrictions and the subsequent vaccine rollout. (An academic journal article, drawing …
Post-Twitter Files – Part 2: The reach of the fact-check industry and fact-checking incentives
In Part 1 of this series of three papers, the importance of the work of American journalists in exposing government influence on content moderation of social media posts was acknowledged, and other fact-check activities that have not been reported or …
Post-Twitter Files – Part 1: Beyond the US social media
Since December 2022, when the new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, released documents to Matt Taibbi and others, evidence has been presented of an extremely well-funded censorship regime. It masquerades as an anti-disinformation network that is there to protect democracy …
One Nation Under Mind Control | Jason Christoff
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Mind control is much more simple than one could ever imagine and unfortunately it’s also much more effective than one would ever imagine as well. Once you know how the mind control magician does …
The Censorship Industrial Complex | Paul Thacker
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Paul Thacker is an American investigative journalist based in Spain and is founder of The DisInformation Chronicle, a newsletter that reports on corruption in science and medicine.
Paul won a 2021 British Journalism Award …
How behavioural scientists are enabling the ‘elite’ to rule the world
Originally published on HART Group
It is increasingly apparent that people’s day-to-day lives are being shaped by a global elite that reside outside of our democratic systems. And our experiences over the last three years strongly suggest that these powerful …
Pandemic Preparedness narratives in the UK Parliament – Tactics for shutting down debate
On 17 April 2023, a petition [1] was debated in the UK Parliament calling for the Government “to commit to not signing any international treaty on pandemic prevention and preparedness established by the WHO, unless this is approved through a …
The Serpent and the Staff: Symbols of Safety and Security in the Propaganda of a Global Medical Tyranny
Originally published in Propaganda in Focus
IntroductionUnderstanding the bizarre social and economic transformations afoot in the world today requires a considerably wider view of history than is presented in contemporary corporate media. In this present era of an emerging …
How the Authorities Cancel Scientists: A Personal Experience | Prof Tim Noakes
Prof Tim Noakes spent his academic career at the University of Cape Town (UCT) from 1969 to 2014 earning the MBChB, MD and DSc degrees; the Order of Mapungubwe (Silver) from the State President of South Africa and the Lifetime …
Who is watching the World Health Organization?
by Dr Travis Noakes (adapted from his Twitter thread)
Who is watching the World Health Organization? ‘Post-truth’ moments beyond infodemic research, an opinion piece by Dr Travis Noakes, Dr David Bell and Prof. Tim Noakes, raises several constructive criticisms of …
Threats to Freedom of Expression: Covid-19, the ‘fact checking counter-disinformation industry’, and online harm legislation
by Dr Piers Robinson. Also published in Propaganda in Focus *
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The UK’s Online Safety Bill is set to integrate an ‘Advisory Committee on Disinformation and Misinformation’ with the Bill.
The EU’s 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation is set