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      The report itself looks pretty reliable FWIW

      • Not really. Their sources explicitly talk about disinformation and information based on true info but misconstrued to mislead people into false or pro-Putin narratives. But this “report” continues to frame this as if they’re trying to censor credible, unbiased and factual reporting, which is a claim their source does not support.

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          Even ignoring that, the report serves to draw attention to the funding sources of those “combating disinformation.”

          It’s a conspicuous bunch.

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    Media bias check

    Founded in 2015 by Max Blumenthal, The Gray Zone is a far-left news and opinion website that produces long-form journalism. Max Blumenthal is a writing fellow of the Nation Institute. He also is a journalist, author, and filmmaker who is a regular contributor to the Questionable Russian news sites, RT and Sputnik. According to their about page, “The Grayzone is an independent news website dedicated to original investigative journalism and analysis on politics and empire.”

    With this aside, it has been a theme of the UK’s Tory party to invest in schemes like this. Cambridges Analytica is the most prominent in my mind. They know that their agenda is nothing more than convincing Turkeys that Christmas is a good thing. They need as much leverage as they can get to keep the con going.