Propaganda

Without regulations that push search engines and social media companies to prioritize reliable and truthful sources of information, propaganda and censored content will dominate digital platforms.

Mandatory military training for students is becoming even more fiercely ideological.

Boris Johnson’s Brexit guru sees a quick departure from the EU as the best way to neutralize Britain’s far-right.

Putin’s propaganda portrayed Ukraine as a fascist state filled with anti-Semites. Despite Ukrainians’ election of a Jewish president, the image has stuck.

Propaganda is getting an upgrade with technological tricks.

The trade war is showing how deep Beijing’s global influence runs.

Why China isn’t turning nationalism up to 11—yet.

The Kremlin doesn’t even need fake news to push its agenda on Turkish social media. Because domestic disinformation is rampant, Moscow has managed to infect both sides of the debate.

The country doesn’t need an openly pro-Russian political party. Its own government’s attempts to rewrite Polish history play directly into Vladimir Putin’s hands.

The Kremlin is going after Russian rappers, but the government can't control a culture it doesn't understand.

At the heart of Beijing's global influence plans is a clear Leninist vision.

The revamp comes as officials debate how to counter Russian and Chinese influence campaigns.

The far-right Brazilian leader isn’t just another conservative populist. His propaganda campaign has taken a page straight from the Nazi playbook.

Propaganda has long affected elections around the world because publics have an appetite for it.

The troubled agency is charged with responding to Russian influence operations.

By faking a journalist’s death and blaming it on Russia, Ukraine is fighting fire with fire — and setting its own house ablaze.

Beijing’s propaganda works at home, but it can't compete globally.

Two new measures try to provide Americans with greater disclosure about foreign influence.

Xi Jinping should be promoting evidence-based medicine, not quackery.

Why are young Iranians demanding the return of the Pahlavi dynasty? Media-savvy exiles in Europe.