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The Great Left-Wing Disinformation Operation Against the Supreme Court
The past five weeks has seen a flurry of media activity, clearly coordinated, against the right-of-center U.S. Supreme Court. First, the outlet ProPublica began publishing a series of pieces “exposing” the well-known fact of Justice Clarence Thomas’ long-running friendship with billionaire real estate tycoon Harlan Crow, and alleging ethical improprieties pertaining to the justice’s purported…Josh Hammer -
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Rogue Censorship Regime Tries to Shut Down Conservative News Sites Using ‘Disinformation’ Label
There’s a movement brewing to shut down conservative websites that offer views and information contradicting left-wing orthodoxy. Investigative reporter Gabe Kaminsky did an excellent job of uncovering how activist organizations, some partnered with the State Department, work to blacklist and defund conservative media. His ongoing series at the Washington Examiner is worth reading and explains…Jarrett Stepman -
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Obama Warns About the ‘Raw Sewage’ of Disinformation—Ignores Democrats’ Own Garbage
In the wake of the “Twitter Files,” let’s revisit former President Barack Obama’s warning last April about the spread of misinformation: “You just have to flood a country’s public square with enough raw sewage. You just have to raise enough questions, spread enough dirt, plant enough conspiracy theorizing that citizens no longer know what to…Larry Elder -
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Not Just Misinformation: In Emails to White House, Facebook Admits Suppressing ‘Often-True Content’ on COVID-19 Vaccines
Facebook told an official at the Biden White House that the Big Tech company not only suppressed misinformation but took action against the "virality" of "often-true content" regarding the COVID-19 vaccines. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released the documents earlier this week. Bailey obtained them through a court case, Missouri v. Biden, alleging that some…Tyler O’Neil -
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EXCLUSIVE: YouTube Censors Doctors, Heritage Foundation Expert for ‘Medical Misinformation’ on COVID-19
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Nearly three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and just after President Joe Biden effectively claimed the pandemic is over by trying to reverse Title 42, YouTube removed footage of a panel involving doctors and a Heritage Foundation expert discussing COVID-19 and restrictions imposed on religious liberty in…Tyler O’Neil -
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EXCLUSIVE: Midwife Conference Bans Pro-Life OB-GYNs Amid Threats to Decertify Those Who Spread Abortion ‘Misinformation’
Medical organizations in the birthing field have vocally endorsed abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. A prominent group of pro-life obstetricians and gynecologists found itself excluded from a national midwifery conference over its views on abortion, The Daily Signal can exclusively reveal. The pro-life group is also raising…Tyler O’Neil -
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PayPal Faces House Inquiry After $2,500 ‘Misinformation’ Fine Controversy
House Republicans are launching an inquiry into PayPal after the payment processing company sparked major controversy for a policy that would fine customers for “misinformation.” The controversy began when news broke earlier this month that PayPal would fine customers $2,500 for spreading misinformation. PayPal quickly retracted the policy, saying it was a mistake that “went…Casey Harper -
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Health Groups Demand DOJ Target Transgender ‘Disinformation’; Republicans Warn Against ‘Criminalizing Civic Discourse’
Three national medical organizations sent a letter to the Department of Justice under President Joe Biden, urging the department to "investigate and prosecute" those responsible for an alleged "campaign of disinformation" about controversial transgender medical interventions, which the organizations blamed for an increase in bomb threats to medical facilities. Republican senators responded with their own…Tyler O’Neil -
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The Mainstream Media Is Dying. Here’s What Will Take Its Place.
CNN, MSNBC, and ABC News all have ratings in the toilet. Public trust in mainstream media outlets has plumbed new lows as Americans realize they’re being fed a steady diet of propaganda. So what’s going to fill that hole in the information ecosystem? Programs such as “Counterpoints,” a new digital talk show hosted by Ryan…Douglas Blair -
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The Media Bias Fight in Britain
Whenever conservative media watchdogs aspire to an argument seeking to expose and correct the distortions of the liberal news outlets, they receive the argument of hypocrisy. “You can’t complain about bias,” they say, “because you’re awfully biased yourself.” This would be a more impressive argument if one was a mirror image of the media, insisting…Tim Graham -
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Twitter Vows to Fight ‘Election Misinformation.’ More Censorship Incoming.
In the run-up to November’s midterm elections, Twitter is priming itself to go on a censoring spree in the name of fighting misinformation. What could possibly go wrong? The social media platform made the announcement Thursday that it was “activating enforcement of our Civic Integrity Policy for the 2022 U.S. midterms.” The tech giant said it…Douglas Blair -
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Biden Executive Order on Abortion Access Is Misleading and Full of Misinformation
After the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, President Joe Biden directed his administration to find ways to provide increased access to abortions. That includes potentially funneling taxpayer dollars to transport women and girls who live in states with stricter abortion laws across state lines into states with more lenient ones. Biden’s…Nina Owcharenko Schaefer -
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White House ‘Disinformation’ Campaign Against Climate Policy Critics Sparks Litigation
Climate activists are working in coordination with the Biden White House and Democrat-dominated congressional committees to silence political opponents under the guise of “disinformation,” legal and energy policy analysts say. Under President Joe Biden, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has kept a tight lid on how the administration advances its climate…Kevin Mooney -
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Connecticut to Hire ‘Misinformation’ Specialist to Police Internet
Connecticut is hiring a “misinformation” specialist to police the internet ahead of the midterm elections, according to the state’s budget statement. The position of a misinformation “security analyst” was proposed by Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill to combat election misinformation that she said has “undermined public confidence in the fairness and capability of election…Carl DeMarco -
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Homeland Security’s Rebooted Disinformation Plan Is No Better Than the First
Constitutionalists, free-speech lovers, and sane people alike cheered upon hearing the announcements that the Department of Homeland Security was disbanding its nascent Disinformation Governance Board and the board’s designated head, Nina Jankowicz, was resigning. The reasons why are obvious: The federal government has no business determining what is truth, it is nowhere near the mission…Lora Ries -
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Disinformation Board Paused, ‘Mary Poppins’ Director Out, but Biden Suppression of Free Speech Continues
After only a few weeks, the unconstitutional, correctly criticized federal Disinformation Governance Board has been “paused” and “Minister of Truth” Nina Jankowicz has resigned. It is appropriate to celebrate, but amid statements from the White House saying the “work is going to continue,” we should beware that some version of the board will quietly pop…Erin Dwinell -
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Now-Abandoned Disinformation Board Was Insult to Free Society
The Biden administration didn’t create a Ministry of Truth. We don’t have governmental ministries here in the United States. That’s a British thing. We have departments and boards. The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it’s putting a “pause” on its new Disinformation Governance Board. The new agency, announced in April, was to operate under…Jarrett Stepman -
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Biden ‘Disinformation’ Board Gives Ammo to Court Action on Big Tech Censorship, Louisiana AG Says
The Biden administration’s formation of a “disinformation” board has sparked momentum for two states to sue the U.S. government, alleging pressure and collusion with Big Tech corporations to censor political content that challenges the government line. “If we would’ve tried to bring this lawsuit two or three months ago, I think they would’ve laughed us…Fred Lucas -
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‘Misinformation’: YouTube Censors Donald Trump Speech
Once again, YouTube is trying to affect Americans’ access to the news. Former President Donald Trump spoke at The Heritage Foundation’s Annual Leadership Conference in Florida on April 21. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) Trump discussed “rising inflation, disruptions in the supply chain, a southern border overrun by ‘millions’…Katrina Trinko -
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Biden Takes Deserved Heat for ‘Disinformation’ Board and Its Politically Charged Director
President Joe Biden’s homeland security chief last week announced his agency’s new “Disinformation Governance Board” to tell Americans what is true and false. In a welcome development, the Biden administration is increasingly frustrated as many observers ridicule the move and refer to the board as an Orwellian “Ministry of Truth.” “The spread of disinformation can…Erin Dwinell