Inside the Secret Network Powering Maduro’s Propaganda Machine
An unprecedented leak reveals how Siscom operates—a system through which Venezuela’s Ministry of Communication sends direct messaging lines to thousands of loyalists and bureaucrats
Tag: Propaganda
Venezuela Is Going To War… On TikTok
With influencers, fake invasion videos and even claims of wildlife trafficking, the Venezuelan government and its allies are launching a full-fledged TikTok operation to promote its Esequibo narrative and the might of the Venezuelan Armed Force
Why Twitter Suspended 277 Chavista Accounts
Twitter moved against accounts that were part of an organized misinformation campaign. But it won’t be enough
The World’s Biggest Orchestra Is the Regime’s Favorite Subject
This week, Probox Politwitter highlighted how the government used El Sistema’s Guinness World Record as one of the year’s most important pieces of propaganda
Caracas for Socialist Tourists
If you have sympathy for the devil, go the entire road. This is what democratic socialists attending the Congreso Bicentenario 2021 missed during their visit
The Libyan uprising through rojo-rojito-tinted glasses
AVN: “Obama demands Gaddafi’s resignation as a condition to stopping the blood-bath in Libya.” TeleSUR: “Cameron affirms that aggression against the Libyan people was ‘necessary'” Aporrea: “NATO using sonic...
Chávez and Gaddafi: The Axis of Unpaganda
After initially dithering, Hugo Chávez has now decisively taken sides in the rhetorical contest between Muamar Gaddafi and the Sane World. In the face of what is now...
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