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The '''Global Engagement Center''' of the [[US State department]] is summarised by [[Max Blumenthal]] and [[Mark Ames]] as a "de facto U.S. government propaganda operation".<ref>https://grayzoneproject.com/2019/01/08/new-documents-reveal-a-covert-british-military-intelligence-smear-machine-meddling-in-american-politics/#more-1491</ref>
 
The '''Global Engagement Center''' of the [[US State department]] is summarised by [[Max Blumenthal]] and [[Mark Ames]] as a "de facto U.S. government propaganda operation".<ref>https://grayzoneproject.com/2019/01/08/new-documents-reveal-a-covert-british-military-intelligence-smear-machine-meddling-in-american-politics/#more-1491</ref>
  
 
==Official narrative==
 
==Official narrative==
The website stated in February 2019 that "The Global Engagement Center is charged with leading the U.S. government’s efforts to counter propaganda and disinformation from international terrorist organizations and foreign countries... The FY [[2017 NDAA]] expanded the GEC’s mission to include countering the adverse effects of state-sponsored propaganda and disinformation."
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The website stated in February 2019 that "The Global Engagement Center is charged with leading the U.S. government’s efforts to counter propaganda and disinformation from international terrorist organizations and foreign countries... The Financial Year [[2017 NDAA]] expanded the GEC’s mission to include countering the adverse effects of state-sponsored [[propaganda]] and [[disinformation]]."
  
 
==Inaction==
 
==Inaction==

Revision as of 04:00, 25 October 2023

Group.png Global Engagement Center WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
FormationApril 2016
Parent organizationUS/Department/State
A "de facto U.S. government propaganda operation" run by the US State department.

The Global Engagement Center of the US State department is summarised by Max Blumenthal and Mark Ames as a "de facto U.S. government propaganda operation".[1]

Official narrative

The website stated in February 2019 that "The Global Engagement Center is charged with leading the U.S. government’s efforts to counter propaganda and disinformation from international terrorist organizations and foreign countries... The Financial Year 2017 NDAA expanded the GEC’s mission to include countering the adverse effects of state-sponsored propaganda and disinformation."

Inaction

The New York Times reported in 2018 that " the State Department has yet to spend any of the $120 million it has been allocated since late 2016 to counter foreign efforts to meddle in elections or sow distrust in democracy. As a result, not one of the 23 analysts working in the department’s Global Engagement Center — which has been tasked with countering Moscow’s disinformation campaign — speaks Russian, and a department hiring freeze has hindered efforts to recruit the computer experts needed to track the Russian efforts."[2]

Staff

 

Employees on Wikispooks

EmployeeJobAppointedEndDescription
Todd LeventhalSenior Counter-Disinformation AdviserDecember 2018
Todd LeventhalStrategic AdviserAugust 2018
Chris QuickDirector of ContentJanuary 2018January 2019
Hunter TresederLead, Europe EngagementSeptember 2016September 2017Started working in D.C
Hunter TresederChief, Global External Engagement - Russia Threat TeamSeptember 2017May 2019
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