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[[Document:The Institute for Statecraft Expert Team v 3]] describes him as a part of the resident team in HQ in 2 Temple Place, London: "Retired in May 2018 as Senior Counter-Disinformation Officer at the [[Global Engagement Center]] at the [[U.S. Department of State]]. He has 20 years of experience in analysing and countering Soviet, Russian, Iraqi and other disinformation, [[conspiracy theories]] and [[urban legends]] at the State Department, the [[U.S. Information Agency]] (USIA), and the [[Department of Defence]]. He has written a variety of related papers and has broad media commentary experience."
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He is the author of the America.gov blog "Rumors, Myths and Fabrications". <ref>[http://blogs.america.gov/rumors/ Rumors, Myths and Fabrications - America.gov blog]</ref>.  
 
He is the author of the America.gov blog "Rumors, Myths and Fabrications". <ref>[http://blogs.america.gov/rumors/ Rumors, Myths and Fabrications - America.gov blog]</ref>.  
  
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|..... the Department’s expert on [[conspiracy theories]] and misinformation — stories that are untrue, but widely believed.
 
|..... the Department’s expert on [[conspiracy theories]] and misinformation — stories that are untrue, but widely believed.
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 00:32, 13 December 2019

Person.png Todd Leventhal LinkedInRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(propagandist, deep state operative)
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Alma materDartmouth College, University of Colorado Boulder, Harvard University, Georgetown University
Member ofIntegrity Initiative, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/US
A writer at America.gov

Employment.png Strategic Adviser

In office
August 2018 - Present
EmployerGlobal Engagement Center

Employment.png Senior Policy and Planning Officer

In office
September 2001 - September 2010
EmployerUS/Department of State

Employment.png Counter-Misinformation Officer

In office
January 1987 - September 2010
EmployerUS/Department of State

Todd Leventhal is a Georgetown University alumnus, with a long career as a propagandist for the US State Department, and a member of the UK Deep state's Institute for Statecraft.

Background

Career

Document:The Institute for Statecraft Expert Team v 3 describes him as a part of the resident team in HQ in 2 Temple Place, London: "Retired in May 2018 as Senior Counter-Disinformation Officer at the Global Engagement Center at the U.S. Department of State. He has 20 years of experience in analysing and countering Soviet, Russian, Iraqi and other disinformation, conspiracy theories and urban legends at the State Department, the U.S. Information Agency (USIA), and the Department of Defence. He has written a variety of related papers and has broad media commentary experience."


He is the author of the America.gov blog "Rumors, Myths and Fabrications". [1].

The blog was an integral part of the US government sponsored host site's attempts at conspiracy theory debunking under the heading "Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation" [2]

The blog "about page" describes Leventhal as:

..... the Department’s expert on conspiracy theories and misinformation — stories that are untrue, but widely believed.


See Also

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