Investigations

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Fri, 01/12/2023 - 04:42

Visegrád 24 and its ultra-viral content have dominated social media platforms since Israel's war on Gaza began, but who is behind the pro-Israel account helping to shape the narrative on the year's most controversial topic? MintPress News investigates.

The post Visegrád 24: The Polish Government-Funded Fake News Factory Driving The Online Israel-Palestine News Cycle appeared first on MintPress News.

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Sat, 18/11/2023 - 01:22

Kit Klarenberg reveals how starting in the 1970s, the Israeli government and CIA shaped how we see terrorism, using the fear of communism to serve their own foreign policy agendas.

The post Team B and the Jerusalem Conference: How Israel Helped Craft Modern-Day “Terrorism” appeared first on MintPress News.

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Sat, 11/11/2023 - 00:18

"It seems Israel's latest war on Gaza has been seen as an opportunity to clean up political content on the internet and reassert informational dominance. Ultimately, it will not work. As book burners of the past found, when you suppress an idea, you discredit your own arguments against it." -- Lowkey

The post YouTube’s Connections to Pro-Israel Lobby Behind Removal of Lowkey’s Infamous Song: ‘Terrorist’ appeared first on MintPress News.

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Sat, 11/11/2023 - 04:17

A new report from the ADL claims that anti-Semitic incidents across the US have skyrocketed by more than 400%. But as Alan Macleod reveals, the numbers do not add up unless one equates opposition to Israel's bombardment of Gaza with hatred of Jews.

The post ADL Data on Rise of Anti-Semitic Incidents Doesn’t Add Up appeared first on MintPress News.

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Wed, 01/11/2023 - 03:59

Jessica Buxbaum investigates the partnership between X and an Israeli tech company run by former intelligence officials, highlighting its potential impact on surveillance, censorship, and digital rights.

The post Identity Verification or Data Exposure? Twitter Using Israeli Tech Firm Headed by Ex-Military Officials to Verify Users appeared first on MintPress News.

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Thu, 02/11/2023 - 07:14

While Western media often portrays the conflict as an Israel-Hamas issue, it transcends the boundaries of occupied Palestine. and stands as a pivotal arena in a global struggle between the powers of the so-called East and the collective West.

The post Israeli-US Ethnic Cleansing Plan To Salvage “New Middle East” Model appeared first on MintPress News.

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Wed, 25/10/2023 - 02:13

While Israel is so far militarily dominant over its neighbors and captive population, it is losing the battle for public opinion in the West. As Alan Maclead reports, it has taken to Twitter's Community Notes function, hoping to turn the tide.

The post Propaganda War: Pro-Israel Trolls Are Mobbing Twitter’s Community Notes appeared first on MintPress News.