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Russian Disinformation Fueling Border Deal Opposition

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has suggested that opponents of a border compromise that could allow in more than 5,000 migrants per day are being manipulated by Russian influence. Rounds parroted similar talking points about Russian influence in Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential campaign, citing Russian disinformation about the border and the broader deal, including aid […]

Russia Looks to Seize Property from Those Who Spread Disinformation

(AP) – Russia's parliament will consider a law that would allow the confiscation of money, valuables and other property from people deemed to have spread “deliberately false information” about Russian military operations, a senior lawmaker said. announced on Saturday. State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said in a Telegram update that the measures openly incite “extremist […]

WEF panelist suggests creating ‘exclusion lists’ to demonetize sources sharing ‘disinformation’

On Thursday, panelists at the World Economic Forum's Davos meeting proposed creating an “exclusion list” to demonetize sources that share so-called “disinformation.” Daily Caller News Foundation report. Jeanne Bourgaud, president and CEO of Internews, an international non-profit organization that provides support to independent news organizations in more than 100 countries, spoke during a panel discussion […]

EU Chief Demands Censorship of ‘Industrial Scale Disinformation’

At the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for enacting technological censorship in the face of “industrial-scale disinformation”. , called for stronger cooperation between governments and private companies. Following the example of WEF President Klaus Schwab's Global Risks Report, EU Prime […]