WASHINGTON -- As U.S. corporate media outlets and lawmakers continue to work themselves and the U.S. public into a lather over alleged “foreign propaganda,” the State Department has launched a new initiative to advance the U.S. government’s own disinformation operations in league with its allies in Silicon Valley. Announced on Monday, the move
“On the Offensive”: US State Dept. Gives $40M Boost to “Troll Farm” Propaganda Efforts
The push to boost the capabilities of the GEC – which critics had called “low priority, understaffed and without real leadership” – is the most recent move in Washington’s “long war” to win the hearts and minds of global netizens.