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Deception & Misdirection
The Left’s Censorship Industry: Information Futures Lab
First Draft, launched in 2015 in partnership with the Google News Initiative and Bellingcat, with financial backing from Open Society Foundations. First Draft sought to combat allegations of election irregularities…
by Fred Lucas on November 16, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Left’s Censorship Industry: Institutionalized Nonprofits
The Global Disinformation Index isn’t the only private group with tax dollars that targets “disinformation.” The Rand Corporation, one of the oldest and largest think tanks in the United States,…
by Fred Lucas on November 16, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Left’s Censorship Industry: Disinformation Conference
In August 2022, multiple organizations on the left gathered in the webinar “Combating Disinformation and Misinformation in 21st Century Social Movement.” Those gathered for the webinar discussed the impact of…
by Fred Lucas on November 16, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Ministry of Truth Media: The Twitter Files
In 1984, George Orwell’s classic, the Ministry of Truth is the media, and the regime’s motto is: “War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength.” It’s a deliberately ironic…
by Ken Braun on June 12, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Ministry of Truth Media: Watchdogs Became Lapdogs
Born without dictatorial protection, our Ministry of Truth Media has been freed of the troublesome burden of coercion. This makes it more robust, albeit not as all-powerful, as Orwell’s fictional…
by Ken Braun on June 12, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Ministry of Truth Media: The Enemies List
One of the first examples of the Ministry of Truth Media’s slavish support for authority was revealed in Matt Taibbi’s Twitter files report on the Hamilton 68 hoax. But the…
by Ken Braun on June 12, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Ministry of Truth Media: Apologies Without End
The influence of the Ministry of Truth Media is declining because of its many misdeeds. “Before the 2016 election, most Americans trusted the traditional media and the trend was positive.
by Ken Braun on June 12, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Ministry of Truth Media: Winston Enjoyed the Work
The Twitter Files revealed even more mis-coverage, cover-ups, and suppression of news, escalating in severity from 2017 forward. Then came the serially botched and suppressed stories during the biggest public…
by Ken Braun on June 12, 2023

CRC in the News
Best of CRC Media Hits for the First Quarter of 2023
The first quarter of 2023 has been fruitful for CRC. Through January, February, and March (and early April), we had over 140 media hits, including traditional media, new media, TV,…
by CRC Staff on May 16, 2023

Featured Items
Capital Research, March/April 2023
In the March/April 2023 issue of Capital Research, teachers unions push lower standards in public schools. Corporate media degenerates into a de facto Ministry of Truth. Labor builds ever-stronger ties…
by CRC Staff on May 4, 2023