Rachel Stoltzfoos Digital ads for presidential candidates are showing up next to Islamic State propaganda on YouTube, as well as videos pushing illicit activities, such as financial fraud and hacking techniques. While running an Islamic State propaganda YouTube video, researchers investigating these instances encountered a pop-up ad run by Google featuring a picture of Democratic…
Ethan Barton Major U.S. newspapers regularly publish what often appears to be editorial content provided to them by Chinese and Russian propaganda outlets without disclosing that they are controlled by foreign governments. The Washington Post has distributed in its print editions two paid advertising supplements — China Watch and Russia Beyond The Headlines — that…
Ethan Barton Chinese and Russian propaganda supplements are regularly included in The Washington Post, but the widely read newspaper won’t say how much money it gets on the deals. China Watch – a China Daily publication – and Russia Beyond The Headlines – a Rossiyskaya Gazeta publication – have both appeared in the Post for years…