(2020-04-28). Reports of North Korean Leader's Death Greatly Exaggerated. globalresearch.ca Once again, the good old reliable US major media proved unreliable again — time and again delivering fake news to readers, viewers and listeners. | On April 20, the NYT reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "was receiving treatment after …
(2020-04-28). Iraq: Official Warns of US Plot to Transfer ISIS Terrorists from Syria to Iraq's Al-Anbar. globalresearch.ca A senior official in Iraq's al-Anbar province warned of the increasing presence of the ISIS terrorists in the desert areas of the province which are controlled by the US forces. | "These areas are controlled by the US military men and …
(2020-04-28). New Anti-China Propaganda Uses Russiagate Playbook. globalresearch.ca A rabid anti-China propaganda campaign has spread through the media since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The hysteria seems to be just as contagious as the virus, as Americans are bombarded with anti-China stories from the pages of The …
(2020-04-28). The First Casualty of War Is Truth. The Role of Propaganda. globalresearch.ca When Edward Bernays (the nephew of Sigmund Freud) wrote his famous 1928 book, Propaganda, he titled the first chapter of the book "Organizing Chaos". The quotes below are taken directly from that chapter. | What was strikingly obvious to me in …
(2020-04-28). US anti-Iran propaganda in Persian Gulf 'out of fear'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — Commander of Iranian Army Ground Force said the threats and media propaganda by the US in the Persian Gulf emanate from Washington's fear from the Islamic Republic, saying that the Iranian armed forces are ready to handle any threat posed to the country.
(2020-04-28). Propaganda: Sky News — sycophancy dressed up as journalism. truepublica.org.uk By TruePublica Editor: Last Sunday — Aubrey Allegretti, political reporter for Sky News has his article published with the headline — "Coronavirus: 'Not responsible' to reveal lockdown exit plan — and no vaccine this year, says foreign secretary." It was essentially a story parroting nonsense from Dominic Raab. The first paragraph read — "The UK …
(2020-04-27). 'Does sarcasm ever work?' Trump brushes off 'Noble Prize' blunder, says it was a dig at media's lack of morals. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump fired back at detractors on Sunday, saying that mixing up the Nobel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize, and making a spelling mistake in a tweet attacking the media, was a deliberate play on words. | "Does anybody get the meaning of what a so-called Noble (not Nobel) Prize is, especially as it pertains to Reporters and Journalists? Noble is defined as, 'having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals,'" Trump tweeted shortly after taking a swipe at the "fake news" media in a series of tweets that threw the platform into full-blown meltdown. | "Does sarcasm ever…
(2020-04-27). Rules for you, but not for us: DeBlasio appoints wife 'equity' czar & strolls in park while New York City remains on lockdown. rt.com 
Ethics or strict lockdown rules did not prevent New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio from traveling from Manhattan to Brooklyn to soak up some sunshine with his wife, or from appointing her 'equity and racial inclusion' overseer. | "New Yorkers are doing a great job with social distancing but we know warmer weather will bring real challenges," the tone-deaf De Blasio Even as Hizzoner was twee…
(2020-04-27). It is not just propaganda: What the U.S. anti-China campaign is looking for. mronline.org 
The Trump Administration has spread the conspiracy theory that the new coronavirus came out of the Wuhan Institute of Virology. This accusation, which seeks to transfer responsibility for the pandemic to the Asian giant, has been rejected by the Chinese authorities for being without foundation.
(2020-04-27). 'I just wish him well': Trump says he has 'good idea' of Kim Jong-un's condition. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump further fueled speculation about the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, telling reporters at the White House he had a "very good idea" of his condition but couldn't talk about it at this time. | "I can't tell you exactly. Yes I do have a very good idea but I can't talk about it now," Trump said Monday when asked about Kim's health. | "I just wish him well," the president added. | I hope he's fine. I do know how he's doing, relatively speaking. | Rumors of Kim's death have been circulating in the West for over a week, since a number of mainstream US media outlets cited unconfir…
(2020-04-27). A Swiss Doctor on Covid-19. globalresearch.ca A Swiss medical doctor provided the following information on the current situation in order to enable our readers to make a realistic risk assessment. (Below you will find regular, but not daily, updates on medical and political developments.) | ***…
(2020-04-26). 'I never said it was a hoax!' Trump unloads on media in fiery rant, says coronavirus briefings 'not worth the time and effort'. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump fired off a scathing broadside at the mainstream media, accusing them of peddling the false claim that he called the coronavirus a hoax, and suggesting the Covid-19 briefings are a waste of time. | "What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately," the president tweeted on Saturday evening. | What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accu…
(2020-04-25). Blast from the past: Recording of a call to Larry King bolsters Tara Reade's claim Joe Biden sexually assaulted her. rt.com 
The mainstream media's dismissal of Tara Reade's claims she was sexually assaulted by then-Senator Joe Biden just became more awkward after a video emerged of her mother's 1993 call into CNN's Larry King Live. | The minute-long clip that surfaced on Friday shows a female called into Larry King Live from San Luis Obispo, California on August 11, 1993, seeking advice about her daughter who just left Washington after having "problems" with "a prominent senator." | BREAKING: Is this the mother of Joe Biden's accuser talking to CNN in 1993?
(2020-04-24). Corporate Media Deny Their Own Existence, Despite Driving Biden's Primary Victory. fair.org 
If someone were to tell you that major and influential business sectors like the fossil fuel and health insurance industries simply don't exist, or imply that major corporations like ExxonMobil and Cigna don't try to manipulate public opinion and advance a political agenda in order to protect and maximize their profits, you might find it hard to contain your laughter. | But looking at corporate media's coverage of corporate media, one gets the sense that anyone who dares to suggest that media corporations like Comcast-owned MSNBC, AT&T-owned CNN or News Corp…
(2020-04-23). L4A bashes Trump – the visible enemy. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement by the Legalization for All Network (L4A) | Monday night [April 20] Trump tweeted, "In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!" The "Invisible Enemy" Trump is referring to is COVID-19. Deaths in the U.S. have risen to a staggering 45,318 at the time of writing this statement; the numbers are going up constantly. The blame however cannot be placed on immigrants, the blame is on Tru…
(2020-04-21). Techniques for Treatment of Carotid Stenosis—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In response to Dr Sharma and colleagues, we used propensity score matching methods to account for baseline characteristic differences found between patients undergoing transfemoral carotid artery stenting and transcarotid artery revascularization. Although this led to a 50% exclusion of patients from the transfemoral carotid stenting cohort and a 37% exclusion of patients from the transcarotid artery revascularization cohort, these matching methods are important for controlling intrinsic biases found in observational studies. However, we provided unadjusted complete raw data outcomes in eTable 1 in the s…
(2020-04-20). How a Trump media dump mainstreamed Chinese lab coronavirus conspiracy theory. thegrayzone.com A conspiracy theory about Covid-19 escaping from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology is the Trump administration's Iraqi WMD. And the…
(2020-04-19). Corporate media spreads fake news claiming Nicaraguan President Ortega is dead — then he gives a fiery speech condemning US militarism. thegrayzone.com International media outlets spent weeks falsely implying Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega died of coronavirus… until he gave a televised speech…
(2020-04-17). Covid-19 Speculation Goes From Margin to Center. fair.org 
Government-funded NPR ( The fact that President Donald Trump attacked the official US state broadcasting outlet, Voice of America, as an organ of Chinese government propaganda (NPR,
(2020-04-16). Hate Groups and Racist Pundits Spew COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media Despite Companies' Pledges to Combat It. splcenter.org Hate groups and racist pundits have pushed misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic on mainstream social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube throughout the crisis, despite companies pledging to fight fake news about the virus.
(2020-02-21). Paul Paz y Miño, Saqib Bhatti & Beverly Bell on Environmental Justice & Cross-National Solidarity. fair.org 
There will only be an increasing number of frontline struggles between extractive, climate-disrupting industry and those willing to stand up to it. Corporate media's inadequate attention, and unwillingness to truly call out the moneyed interests causing present and future harms, make them more often part of the problem than the solution.