:''“Since its launch in July 2014, the self-styled open-source investigations website Bellingcat has cemented itself as a darling of mainstream Western media, with its dives into alleged [[Syrian]] government [[chemical weapon]] attacks and [[Russian]] intelligence operations showered with praise, puff pieces, and glitzy awards...While vehemently insisting that it is independent of government influence, Bellingcat is funded by both the U.S. government’s [[National Endowment for Democracy]] and the [[European Union]]...[[CIA]] officials have declared their “love” for Bellingcat, and there are unambiguous signs that the outlet has partnered closely with [[London]] and [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] to further the pair’s imperial objectives”.<ref>https://mronline.org/2021/10/11/bellingcat-funded-by-u-s-and-uk-intelligence-contractors-that-aided-extremists-in-syria/</ref> | :''“Since its launch in July 2014, the self-styled open-source investigations website Bellingcat has cemented itself as a darling of mainstream Western media, with its dives into alleged [[Syrian]] government [[chemical weapon]] attacks and [[Russian]] intelligence operations showered with praise, puff pieces, and glitzy awards...While vehemently insisting that it is independent of government influence, Bellingcat is funded by both the U.S. government’s [[National Endowment for Democracy]] and the [[European Union]]...[[CIA]] officials have declared their “love” for Bellingcat, and there are unambiguous signs that the outlet has partnered closely with [[London]] and [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] to further the pair’s imperial objectives”.<ref>https://mronline.org/2021/10/11/bellingcat-funded-by-u-s-and-uk-intelligence-contractors-that-aided-extremists-in-syria/</ref> |