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| − | Spooky. The group uses a US flag and is quick to label [[websites]] (such as this one) [[Russian Propaganda]]. It is critical of anyone who are not aligned the US [[establishment]]. PropOrNot has refused to identify themselves.The ''[[Washington Post]]'' described them as “an independent team of concerned American citizens.” | + | Spooky. The group uses a US flag and is quick to label [[websites]] (such as this one) [[Russian Propaganda]]. It is critical of anyone who are not aligned the US [[establishment]]. PropOrNot has refused to identify themselves.The ''[[Washington Post]]'' described them as “an independent team of concerned American citizens.” [[George H. Elias]] claimed in May 2018 that the group was a project of the [[Atlantic Council]] and that "[[Michael Weiss]] and company are the people behind Propornot".<ref>https://off-guardian.org/2018/05/22/propornot-2-setting-up-the-atlantic-council-for-lawsuits/</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:25, 17 June 2019
| A spooky group which kicked off the ill fated "Fake News Website" campaign |
http://www.propornot.com/ 
"Your Friendly Neighborhood Propaganda Identification Service"
Started: 2016
Founder: Supranational Deep State
In its own words:
"We formed PropOrNot as an effort to prevent propaganda from distorting U.S. political and policy discussions. We hope to strengthen our cultural immune systems against hostile influence and improve public discourse generally. However, our immediate aim at this point is to empower the American voter and decrease the ability of Russia to influence the ensuing American election."
Constitutes: NATO/Propaganda
Main focus: Russian propaganda, Fake news websites, Fake news
Sub-Page
| Page Name | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PropOrNot/List | 4,664 | The PropOrNot list was a list of websites that it stated "Reliably Echo Russian Propaganda" |
Origins
Spooky. The group uses a US flag and is quick to label websites (such as this one) Russian Propaganda. It is critical of anyone who are not aligned the US establishment. PropOrNot has refused to identify themselves.The Washington Post described them as “an independent team of concerned American citizens.” George H. Elias claimed in May 2018 that the group was a project of the Atlantic Council and that "Michael Weiss and company are the people behind Propornot".[1]
Enemy images
- Full article: Enemy image
- Full article: Enemy image
Propornot's claim that the websites on its list were outlets of "Russian propaganda" is an interesting invocation of a cold war image. This pitted the Western "free world" lead by the USA against the USSR's Eastern "Evil Empire" which promoted totalitarian communism rather than "free market" capitalism. This same mentality is reflected in Wikipedia's policy of having a blacklist of "unreliable" websites (including this one). Anything said by any site on the list can be deemed "unreliable", even if backed by a lot of otherwise compelling evidence. The Wikispooks way, by contrast is to focus primarily on the real world evidence - avoiding both blind trust in and uncritical rejection of whoever is presenting it.
Activities
Proscribed words
PropOrNot tweeted in January 2019 that usage of words such as "warmonger" and "establishment" are primarily used by "Russian propaganda":
List
- Full article: PropOrNot/List
- Full article: PropOrNot/List
PropOrNot published what it termed "An Initial Set of Sites That Reliably Echo Russian Propaganda": 4thmedia.org, 4threvolutionarywar.wordpress.com, abeldanger.net, activistpost.com, ahtribune.com, allnewspipeline.com, americanlookout.com, americasfreedomfighters.com, amren.com, amtvmedia.com, ancient-code.com, anonews.co, anonhq.com, antiwar.com, asia-pacificresearch.com, assassinationscience.com, baltimoregazette.com, barenakedislam.com, beforeitsnews.com, bignuggetnews.com, bioprepper.com, blackagendareport.com, blacklistednews.com, christianfightback.com, collective-evolution.com, conservativedailypost.com, consortiumnews.com, corbettreport.com, cosmicscientist.com, countercurrents.org, counterinformation.wordpress.com, dailyoccupation.com, dailystormer.com, darkmoon.me, darkpolitricks.com, davidstockmanscontracorner.com, dcclothesline.com, dcleaks.com, defenddemocracy.press, dennismichaellynch.com, disclose.tv, disclosuremedia.net, drudgereport.com, educate-yourself.org, educateinspirechange.org, endingthefed.com, endoftheamericandream.com, endtime.com, eutimes.net, eutopia.buzz, ewao.com, eyeopening.info, fellowshipoftheminds.com, filmsforaction.org, floridasunpost.com, foreignpolicyjournal.com, fourwinds10.net, freedomoutpost.com, gaia.com, galacticconnection.com, gangstergovernment.com, gatesofvienna.net, geopolmonitor.com, globalresearch.ca, godlikeproductions.com, govtslaves.info, greanvillepost.com, guccifer2.wordpress.com, hangthebankers.com, healthnutnews.com, henrymakow.com, heresyblog.net, humansarefree.com, ihavethetruth.com, in5d.com, informationclearinghouse.info, infowars.com, intellihub.com, intersectionproject.eu, intrepidreport.com, investmentresearchdynamics.com, investmentwatchblog.com, jackpineradicals.com, jamesrgrangerjr.com, jewsnews.co.il, journal-neo.org, katehon.com, kingworldnews.com, lewrockwell.com, libertyblitzkrieg.com, libertywritersnews.com, makeamericagreattoday.com, memoryholeblog.com, mintpressnews.com, moonofalabama.org, nakedcapitalism.com, naturalblaze.com, naturalnews.com, newcoldwar.org, newstarget.com, newswithviews.com, nowtheendbegins.com, nsnbc.me, off-guardian.org, oftwominds.com, oilgeopolitics.net, opednews.com, orientalreview.org, patriotrising.com, paulcraigroberts.org, platosguns.com, pravda.ru, pravdareport.com, prepperwebsite.com, presstv.com, prisonplanet.com, rbth.com, readynutrition.com, redflagnews.com, regated.com, rense.com, righton.com, rinf.com, ronpaulinstitute.org, rt.com, rumormillnews.com, ruptly.tv, russia-insider.com, sana.sy, sentinelblog.com, sgtreport.com, shiftfrequency.com, shtfplan.com, silentmajoritypatriots.com, silverdoctors.com, sott.net, southfront.org, sputniknews.com, stormcloudsgathering.com, strategic-culture.org, superstation95.com, survivopedia.com, the-newspapers.com, theantimedia.org, thecommonsenseshow.com, thedailybell.com, thedailysheeple.com, theduran.com, theearthchild.co.za, theeconomiccollapseblog.com, theeventchronicle.com, thefederalistpapers.org, thefreethoughtproject.com, themindunleashed.org, thenewsdoctors.com, therebel.media, therussophile.org, thesaker.is, thesleuthjournal.com, thetruenews.info, thetruthseeker.co.uk, theunhivedmind.com, thirdworldtraveler.com, toprightnews.com, trueactivist.com, trunews.com, truth-out.org, truthandaction.org, truthdig.com, truthfeed.com, truthkings.com, ufoholic.com, undergroundworldnews.com, unz.com, usanewshome.com, usapoliticsnow.com, usasupreme.com, usdcrisis.com, usslibertyveterans.org, vdare.com, veteransnewsnow.com, veteranstoday.com, vigilantcitizen.com, viralliberty.com, voltairenet.org, wakeupthesheep.com, wakingtimes.com, washingtonsblog.com, wearechange.org, weshapelife.org, whatdoesitmean.com, whatreallyhappened.com, wikileaks.com, wikileaks.org, wikispooks.com, worldnewspolitics.com, worldpolitics.us, www.fort-russ.com, yournewswire.com, zerohedge.com
This was slightly modified later that year.
