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| − | Max Blumenthal's Grayzone - Far-left fringe propagating disinformation, such as on [[Syria]]<ref>Fiorella, Giancarlo; Godart, Charlotte; Waters, Nick (July 14, 2021). "Digital Integrity: Exploring Digital Evidence Vulnerabilities and Mitigation Strategies for Open Source Researchers". Journal of International Criminal Justice. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211105215042/https://academic.oup.com/jicj/article/19/1/147/6320889]</ref> and on China.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211019184243/https://www.codastory.com/disinformation/grayzone-xinjiang-denialism/ Enter the Grayzone: fringe leftists deny the scale of China's Uyghur oppression]. Thompson, Caitlin.l, July 30, 2020<blockquote><small> The Grayzone has followed a similar path on Syria, challenging reports of atrocities by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. ...Based on a desire for a multipolar world, in which global military, cultural and economic power is distributed among multiple nation states and Western influence greatly diminished, they have been quick to argue on behalf of authoritarian regimes such as China and Syria...</small></blockquote></ref> It was exposed having ties to the Islamic Republic of [[Iran]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/02/grayzone-russia-iran-support/ Iran’s PressTV, Russian outlets paid U.S. contributors who also run Grayzone]. ''The Washington Post'', Jun 2, 2024.<blockquote><small>Hacked records show Iranian media made payments to a top Grayzone editor who also has worked for Russia's Sputnik.</small></blockquote></ref><ref>[https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/artc-operating-in-the-grayzone-the-pro-hamas-outlet-being-funded-by-iran-and-russia Operating in the 'Grayzone': The pro-Hamas outlet being funded by Iran and Russia]. Benjamin Weinthal, i24, June 06, 2024<blockquote><small> | + | Max Blumenthal's Grayzone - Far-left<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20190801232513/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/08/01/activists-who-occupied-venezuelas-embassy-washington-honored-ceremony-caracas/ Activists who occupied Venezuela’s embassy in Washington honored at ceremony in Caracas], ''The Washington Post'', Aug 1, 2019. |
| | + | <blockquote><small>Maduro held out the sword and invited the activists to hold it with him. |
| | + | “Long live the union between the people of the United States and Venezuela,” Maduro said. “Long live peace.” |
| | + | “And socialism,” Ben Norton, a journalist with The Grayzone, a far-left media outlet, said. |
| | + | “And socialism,” Maduro echoed. |
| | + | </small></blockquote></ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211009030555/https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20210408-china-s-state-television-risks-losing-broadcast-licence-in-france China's state television risks losing broadcast licence in France]. ''RFL'', 08/04/2021</ref> fringe propagating disinformation, such as on [[Syria]]<ref>Fiorella, Giancarlo; Godart, Charlotte; Waters, Nick (July 14, 2021). "Digital Integrity: Exploring Digital Evidence Vulnerabilities and Mitigation Strategies for Open Source Researchers". Journal of International Criminal Justice. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211105215042/https://academic.oup.com/jicj/article/19/1/147/6320889]</ref> and on China.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211019184243/https://www.codastory.com/disinformation/grayzone-xinjiang-denialism/ Enter the Grayzone: fringe leftists deny the scale of China's Uyghur oppression]. Thompson, Caitlin.l, July 30, 2020<blockquote><small> The Grayzone has followed a similar path on Syria, challenging reports of atrocities by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. ...Based on a desire for a multipolar world, in which global military, cultural and economic power is distributed among multiple nation states and Western influence greatly diminished, they have been quick to argue on behalf of authoritarian regimes such as China and Syria...</small></blockquote></ref> It was exposed having ties to the Islamic Republic of [[Iran]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/02/grayzone-russia-iran-support/ Iran’s PressTV, Russian outlets paid U.S. contributors who also run Grayzone]. ''The Washington Post'', Jun 2, 2024.<blockquote><small>Hacked records show Iranian media made payments to a top Grayzone editor who also has worked for Russia's Sputnik.</small></blockquote></ref><ref>[https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/artc-operating-in-the-grayzone-the-pro-hamas-outlet-being-funded-by-iran-and-russia Operating in the 'Grayzone': The pro-Hamas outlet being funded by Iran and Russia]. Benjamin Weinthal, i24, June 06, 2024<blockquote><small> |
| | There are calls in the U.S. to investigate the news website, whose founder and editor Max Blumenthal promoted the conspiracy that Israel killed its own citizens on October 7.</small></blockquote></ref> A shill for the Iranian regime.<ref>Seth J Frantzman, [https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/hardliners-false-flags-and-revenge-the-iranian-tanker-attacks-narrative-592552 Hardliners, ‘false flags’ and revenge: The Iranian tanker attack's narrative], ''Jerusalem Post'', June 15, 2019</ref> | | There are calls in the U.S. to investigate the news website, whose founder and editor Max Blumenthal promoted the conspiracy that Israel killed its own citizens on October 7.</small></blockquote></ref> A shill for the Iranian regime.<ref>Seth J Frantzman, [https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/hardliners-false-flags-and-revenge-the-iranian-tanker-attacks-narrative-592552 Hardliners, ‘false flags’ and revenge: The Iranian tanker attack's narrative], ''Jerusalem Post'', June 15, 2019</ref> |
| | It's pro [[Hamas]] terror org. and has a history of lying,<ref>[https://www.camera.org/article/the-rape-deniers/ The Rape Deniers]. ''CAMERA'' Apr 4, 2024.</ref> pushing conspiracy theories on Israel. | | It's pro [[Hamas]] terror org. and has a history of lying,<ref>[https://www.camera.org/article/the-rape-deniers/ The Rape Deniers]. ''CAMERA'' Apr 4, 2024.</ref> pushing conspiracy theories on Israel. |