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| − | + | '''Carl Miller''' is the research director of the [[Centre for the Analysis of Social Media]] (CASM) at [[Demos]]<ref>''[http://www.demos.co.uk/people/carl-miller/ "Demos profile"]''</ref> and author of "The Death of the Gods: The New Global Power Grab", published in 2018.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/carl-miller "Guardian profile: Carl Miller"]''</ref> He was exposed by the [[first II leak]] as a member of the [[Integrity Initiative/Cluster/UK/Outer Core]]. | |
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| + | ==Old adage== | ||
| + | The old adage that "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on" is generally (but apparently wrongly) attributed to [[Winston Churchill]].<ref>''[https://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/free/lobster76/lob76-view-from-the-bridge.pdf "IRD reborn"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | Its contemporary update was offered recently by Carl Miller in relation to [[The 77th Brigade]]: | ||
| + | :"It’s far easier to put out lies than convince everyone that they’re lies. Disinformation is cheap; debunking it is expensive and difficult."<ref>''[https://www.wired.co.uk/article/inside-the-77th-brigade-britains-information-warfare-military "Inside the British Army's secret information warfare machine"]''</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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 Carl Miller     (journalist, propagandist) | |
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| Alma mater | University of Cambridge, King's College London |
| Member of | Integrity Initiative/Cluster/UK/Outer Core |
| Interests | social media |
Integrity Initiative UK Cluster outer core member | |
Carl Miller is the research director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM) at Demos[1] and author of "The Death of the Gods: The New Global Power Grab", published in 2018.[2] He was exposed by the first II leak as a member of the Integrity Initiative/Cluster/UK/Outer Core.
Old adage
The old adage that "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on" is generally (but apparently wrongly) attributed to Winston Churchill.[3]
Its contemporary update was offered recently by Carl Miller in relation to The 77th Brigade:
- "It’s far easier to put out lies than convince everyone that they’re lies. Disinformation is cheap; debunking it is expensive and difficult."[4]
A Document by Carl Miller
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Power of Unreason | paper | August 2010 | Espionage "Conspiracy theory" "Extremism" "Counter-terrorism" | A critique and deconstruction of an 'Official Narrative'-type paper on 'Conspiracy Theory' from the 'think-tank' publisher Demos. It includes an exchange of correspondence between its authors and a Wikispooks editor which is continued on the discussion page. |
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