Crosspost: A Guide to Understanding the Hoax of the Century

Thirteen ways of looking at disinformation by Jacob Siegel

“"The American press, once the guardian of democracy, was hollowed out to the point that it could be worn like a hand puppet by the U.S. security agencies and party operatives.”

A Guide to Understanding the Hoax of the Century

In his last days in office, President Barack Obama made the decision to set the country on a new course. On Dec. 23, 2016, he signed into law the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act, which used the language of defending the homeland to launch an open-ended, offensive information war.