Propoganda
Why We Fall for Propaganda Films So Easily
Turns out, we love slotting things as “pure evil” or “pure good” and it’s not coz we’re inherently lazy (though we’re that too).
Russia "caught lying" by online sleuths over Syria video game image
“The Russian MoD has been caught lying multiple times, they lie as easily as they breathe, just not as well,” Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative website Bellingcat, told VICE News Wednesday.
How ISIS uses a mock news agency to claim credit for attacks
What does it mean when ISIS claims an attack?
Meme Historians Are an Inevitability
Memes now have as much power, influence, and reach as the propaganda posters of yesteryear. Of course they're going to be academically studied.
Are Trump's "unfiltered" remarks actually meticulously crafted propaganda? We asked a speech expert
“Its called bullshit and the art of crap-detecting and that is the essence of what we ought to be doing.”
I Study Authoritarian Despots, and Trump Is Borrowing a Lot of Their Tactics
It doesn't mean Trump is a despot or will become one. But it does mean we should worry.
Lawsuit Claims Social Media Sites Provided Pulse Nightclub Shooter with 'Material Support'
Three families of Pulse nightclub victims filed a lawsuit Monday claiming Twitter, Youtube, and Facebook violated the Anti-Terrorism Act.
We Spoke to the Power Players Behind the War Consuming 'EVE Online'
Miscommunication and propaganda are confusing a massive online conflict right now, so we spoke to the people commanding both sides of 'EVE Online''s 'World War Bee.'
The World Needs Clearer Definitions for Terror and Torture
When the definitions are fuzzy, the things we do are not torture; the things our enemies do are terrorism. If the definitions are available to everyone, then we can all make our own value judgements over what does and does not qualify.
Behind Mansudae: Art from the Biggest Studio in North Korea
Meet the Italian man who runs a website that sells North Korean art—everything from propaganda posters to landscapes, flower bouquets, and even family portraits. He told us that propaganda posters are the best sellers.
An Iranian Newspaper Said Jews Are Taking Over the World With Homosexuality
It's funny because it's stupid.
'The Conservative Teen' Is the Worst Magazine Ever
It’s like Christwire but real, and full of things written by actual conservative scholars and polemicists.