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"Dancing Nurses"One of the most peculiar parts of the COVID-19 propaganda effort saw thousands of nurses dancing in choreographed routines - something that blatantly clashed with one of the other PR-messages, the one of "overwhelmed hospitals".
"Discredited and disproven"ON affirming phrase.
"Disinformation"Disinformation is a word used by those in power to malign opinions and people they don't like, and as a scientific-sounding pretext for censorship. Those in power often use projection when accusing others of spreading disinformation, as the official narratives tends to be full of lies and omissions. Can also be a real thing.
"Domestic extremism"An enemy image used to try to justify repression of alternative ideas
"Fact checking"A thinly veiled effort to counter suspicion in official narratives as promoted by the commercially-controlled media. i.e. "Trust us, we've fact checked this article".
"Fake news website""Fake news website" is a meme started after the 2016 US election, to disparage websites that dissent from the opinions expressed by commercially-controlled media. It backfired and lead to the phrase "fake news", which promoted scepticism about corporate media and discouraged uncritical belief in their output.
"Iraq/WMD"
"Korean War/CIA brainwashing spin"A word coined by the CIA in an effort to cover-up the US Army's use of biological weapons in the Korean War.
"Misinformation"
"Protect the NHS"A slogan used in Great Britain to justify government actions around the NHS during COVID-19.
"Russian Propaganda""Russian Propaganda" is much talked about recently by NATO-aligned countries.
1981 Libyan hit squad scareAn imaginary "hit squad of terrorists" sent to Washington by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to assassinate President Reagan
2008 Counter-Terrorism advertising campaignA UK government program to ramp up fear of "terrorism" that was banned after public complaints.
2016 Brussels Bombing/Media manipulationFalse Belgian media reporting on the Mass murder in Brussels
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine/War CrimesA list of War crimes and propaganda in this event.
9-11/Commission/ReportAn official narrative crafted to deceive the ignorant, which highlights the roles of Al Qaeda and the 19 hijackers.
AdvertisingUsed by corporations to try to increase or create people's desire to purchase their products
Ambassador News ServiceAlleged propaganda operation said to be affiliated with Brian Crozier and Peter Janke, both of the intelligence affiliated Institute for the Study of Conflict.
AstroturfingRolling out of fake grassroots movements
BBC/PropagandaThe BBC has been a tool of the UK deep state since its foundation in 1922.
Black propagandaType of propaganda misrepresented to be written by the enemy, often to discredit him.
Brainwashing
British Briefing
British Information ServicesThe New York based information department of the British Consulate in New York
British Satellite NewsA semi covert propaganda operation funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
CENTCOM/Media outreach
Casus belliA pretext for war, typically a false flag attack
Central Office of InformationThe main UK government body dealing with official advertising and publicity
Committee on Public InformationCommittee to boost US public support for World War I.
Controlling the narrative
Corporate mediaThe corporate media refers to itself as 'mainstream' in an effort to marginalize so-called "alternative" media. While some instances (e.g. BBC) are not strictly commercial, all the corporate media is hierarchically structured, so a very small number of editors can censor or modify its output.
Defence Online Engagement Strategy
DistractionThe creation of attention-grabbing events to draw attention away from matters of importance
Document:Is Fukushima's nuclear nightmare over? Don’t count on itUpdate on the developing Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear disaster and a good illustration of BBC use of "Experts" to present and give credibility to outrageous falsehoods in support of the "nothing to see here" propaganda of the nuclear industry.
Document:Leaked Karl Rove email
Document:Ukrainian soldiers' organs tradedAn apparent hoax about hacked correspondence between Donbass Battalion commander, Yulia Tymoshenko's lawyer and a German medical practitioner evidencing a burgeoning trade in the organs of Ukrainian soldiers
Dodgy DossierA concoction of lies which successfully eased the UK public's reluctance to enter the Iraq War - notwithstanding its exposure as lied by David Kelly.
Doublespeak
EXPOSE NetworkA proposed multi-million pound consortium to "counter disinformation". Exposed in the 7th tranche of documents in the Integrity Initiative leak. The UK government declined to fund it.
East StratCom Task ForceThe EU's cold warriors 2.0
Epik data breachData breach in September 2021. Is Anonymous doing the job of the FBI for them because the facts aren't adding up.
File:Carter-Ruck Syria Report.pdfA text-book example of the how and why of demonising one's enemies. A widely reported shock-horror document is 'leaked' just prior to a conference, the outcome of which is regarded as crucial to Western global policy interests.
File:Nato-master-narrative-2008.pdf
File:Report on Terrorism 2014.pdfA summary of global "terrorism" in 2014.
Hasbara/History
Hit piecesomething published with the intent to sway public opinion by presenting false information in a way that appears objective and honest.
IPCC Sixth Assessment ReportClimate catastrophe report published in August 2021.
Information DepartmentA successor to the Overseas Information Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Information Operation
Institute for Statecraft/Activities
Islamic Media UnitResponsible for managing news about British foreign policy in the UK
Islamic News/Jehad is Crap!
James BondHero image character used to promote the intelligence agencies
London Radio ServiceA semi covert propaganda run by the British government's Central Office of Information for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Media manipulationA series of techniques in which the CCM create an image or argument that favors their particular interests. It can be actual fakery and is a form of propaganda.
MemeOn the internet, an image plus accompanying text used to make a serious point, often humourously.
Mighty Wurlitzer
NATO/PropagandaNATO's propaganda has been systematic and organised. Its Operation Gladio staged false flag attacks intended to subvert the democratic process. In recent years it has been promoting Russophobia and talking of a Cold War 2.0.
Nayirah al-ṢabaḥA spectacular and effective stunt in a $10 million propaganda campaign orchestrated by the Kuwaiti government, which may well have swung the balance in what was a close congressional vote on the use of the US military against the Iraqi invasion.
News DepartmentResponsible for managing news about British foreign policy in the UK
NewsGuardA tech company which is teaming up with Microsoft as regards "fake news"
NieuwsuurA state-funded TV program that replaced several award-winning current affairs programs that were "too biased"...meaning not following the official narrative.
Omnibus magazine
Operation MockingbirdOperation Mockingbird is a CIA covert operation that began in the 1950s and is a continuing manipulation and control of the media by the CIA.
Operation NicoleA tabletop exercise "based on a realistic counter terrorism incident... specifically developed for Muslim communities".
Overseas News Agency
Plastic wordPlastic words, with minimal substantive meaning and which avoid clear definition, are effective as tools of misdirection, particularly on the hypnotised
PresstituteJournalists who give biased and predetermined views in favour of the government and corporations.
Project SyndicateSyndicate to spread "free" op-eds subjects in corporate media to influence what people think. But 'he who pays the piper calls the tune' - in this case mostly George Soros and Bill Gates.
Psyop
Public Diplomacy DepartmentA successor to the Information Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Public Diplomacy Group
Public Diplomacy Policy DepartmentThe predecessor of the UK propagandist Public Diplomacy Board.
Radio Free Europe
Rebranding BritainA propaganda initiative started by the Conservative government and picked up by New Labour along with the Foreign Policy Centre.
Reframing RussiaAn IfS/II discussed project about "The RT Challenge" which was publicly launched in 2019, not under the II/IfS name.
Research Information and Communications Unit
Rogue state
Russia/PropagandaThe USSR was active rather than subtle about propaganda.
Salon.com"Progressive" website producing enemy images, owned by the same man who owns "fact checker" Snopes
School"The reproductive organ of the consumer society", coming to resemble prisons more and more closely, especially in USA, where attempts have been made to criminalize those who feed the hungry or comfort the afflicted.
September Dossier
Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012
Sock puppetA person or online persona whose actions are controlled by somebody else.
Soldatensender CalaisBritish black propaganda broadcaster during the Second World War
The Defence Communication Strategy
The Green Book
The Hague Centre for Strategic StudiesA vital, mostly overlooked Dutch think-tank operating in the parliamentary quarter of The Hague. One of the biggest data centres working closely with multiple Dutch ministries. The prolific alliance of founders make its ties to the Dutch Deep state and Military-industrial complex highly plausible.
The Interview (film)
The Queer Insurrection and Liberation ArmyImprobable militia presumably a propaganda exercise to create support for war in the Western liberal opinion.
The SpikeA spy thriller by twospooks.
'Kong Tsung-gan'An alleged prominent Hong Kong pundit and organizer of anti-China activities, who Western corporate media used as a go-to source for quotes. Later revealed as Brian Patrick Kern, a US citizen,
Two PMs - One speech
UK/Propaganda
US/Exceptionalism
Video game
War propaganda
Wedge issue
Westminster paedophile dossierA dossier of allegations on paedophilia by senior UK establishment figures