Peter Hassonon October 21, 2020 The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump political group, appears to have helped an Iranian disinformation effort go viral. Federal authorities concluded that Iran was behind a string of threatening emails targeting Democratic voters in swing states, The Washington Post reportedWednesday. The email senders claimed to be members of the Proud Boys,…
Chris White on April 22, 2020 President Donald Trump said in a tweet Wednesday that he told the United States Navy to shoot and destroy Iranian gunboats that provoke American military ships. “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at…
Andrew Kerr U.S. stocks plunged Monday morning over fears of a possible global coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones dropped 997 points, or 3.4%, when markets opened Monday, CNN reported. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also fell 3.2% and 4.3%, respectively. The Monday morning plunge puts the Dow on pace for its biggest one-day drop since mid-August, when…
“The War Powers Act is unconstitutional.” “Then your favorite president wouldn’t have been able to conduct his foreign policy.” Wow, that went from 0 to Iran-Contra very quickly. It was a discussion between me and my college professor. His reference to my “favorite president” meant Ronald Reagan. Reagan is indeed one of my favorite presidents…
Peter Hasson Democratic 2020 candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders is a favorite of Iran’s state media mouthpieces. Iran’s propaganda arms have hyped the Vermont senator and touted his criticisms of President Donald Trump’s order to kill Iranian terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani. The Dec. 29 international print edition of the Tehran Times, which describes itself as the “voice of…
Chuck Ross The Iranian military apologized Friday for shooting down a commercial airliner bound for Ukraine, and blamed “human error” for launching the missile that took down the airplane, according to Iranian state media. “The plane was accidentally hit by a human error, which unfortunately results in the martyrdom of dear compatriots and the death…
Chuck Ross Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg suggested Thursday that the United States bears some of the blame for the Iranian military shooting down a commercial airliner while it was at the same time firing ballistic missiles at an Iraqi military base that houses American troops. “Innocent civilians are now dead because they were caught…
President Trump has been facing a hostile Iran since he came into office. Iran has repeatedly threatened transport ships in The Strait of Hormuz and shot down an American drone. Trump did not retaliate with violence. When did he retaliate by killing a top Iranian general? When an Iranian-backed militia shot rockets that killed an…
Peter Hasson MSNBC gave airtime to baseless Iranian propaganda alleging the Islamic Republic had killed 30 American military members in missile attacks Tuesday night. Iran launched missile attacks on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops Tuesday, in retaliation for the U.S. killing notorious Iranian terrorist Qasem Soleimani. At the time this article was published, there were no known…
Chris White A former CIA analyst and cyber disinformation researcher said people are sharing satirical content suggesting Democrats called for the American flag to be at half-mast for Gen. Qasem Soleimani “like it’s legit.” “Some family members just called bc their Republican friends on FB are circulating it like it’s legit. We have a lot…