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Pro-Russia propagandists tricked multiple American celebrities into recording videos which were then doctored and used to try to discredit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to NBC News’ review of the videos and a new report from Microsoft. Recordings of at least five American celebrities — Elijah Wood of the ‘Lord of the Rings,’ Elvis Presley’s ex-wife […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said extremists want to “replace history with lies” as she traveled to Florida on Friday to assail Republican efforts to overhaul educational standards, plunging into a battle over schooling that has rippled through classrooms around the country. “They dare to push propaganda to our children,” she said in […]
As the annual appropriations season looms in Washington, the debate over America’s continued financial support for Ukraine’s defense against invader Russia will be contentious. Some Republicans are raising objections due to our runaway national debt, as well as fears over repeating the debacle of taxpayer dollars wasted or stolen in Afghanistan and Iraq over . […]
Omali Yeshitela, chairman of the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement, St. Petersburg, addresses the recent killings of black males, and police on July 8, 2016, in Dallas. Scott Keeler—The Tampa Bay Times/AP Four Americans affiliated with a Black empowerment and political organization have been charged along with three Russians with conspiring to covertly sow discord […]
A federal grand jury has indicted four members of the Uhuru Movement, a Black international socialist group based in Florida, in connection with alleged election interference on behalf of the Russian government. A federal indictment, unsealed Tuesday, names Omali Yeshitela, the movement’s leader, as well as Penny Joanne Hess, Jesse Nevel, and former Uhuru member […]
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The proliferation of cameras now in use around the world make it increasingly difficult for China and Russia to control the narrative in international disputes, according to a senior U.S. Navy intelligence official. Photographs and other documentation of run-ins between Chinese and Russian forces and those of other countries have proven […]
Comment on this story Comment In 2021, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) decried what he labeled “a fusion of the interest of the Chinese Communist Party and much of the apparatus of the United States government.”
Reported by Julie Small and Monica Lam This story is part of an ongoing project with KQED in San Francisco and other NPR stations to chronicle the extent of extremism in California. There will be future reporting from throughout the state published by the various newsrooms in the coming months. Trigger warning: This article, which […]
Roberto Lugo’s pottery is born from the streets of North Philadelphia. Influenced by hip-hop culture, graffiti art and Black history, his pots, cups and plates memorialise a lived experience that is not often recognised by traditional institutions. But that has been changing in recent years, with major collections acquiring his work, including the Metropolitan Museum […]
A scene from the Russian propaganda videoPhoto: Screenshot As thousands of Russians continue to flee the country to avoid being conscripted to fight in Ukraine, a propaganda video warning of interactions with LGBTQ, Black, and vegetarian people in America has gone viral. The video began circulating on pro-Kremlin telegram channels and has found its way […]