Voice of America

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The Voice of America is a broadcast agency of the United States government. It broadcasts on shortwave radio, other radio bands, and television in 45 languages to an estimated audience of more than 115 million people each week. In addition, computer users log on to VOA's Internet site (www.VOAnews.com) for news and information. VOA radio provides around-the-clock, reliable news, balanced reporting, and informative features. VOA focuses on countries that lack a strong, independent media. The VOA Charter (Public Law 94-350) requires that broadcasts (1) be accurate, objective, and comprehensive; (2) represent all segments of American society and present a balanced and comprehensive view of significant American thought and institutions; and (3) clearly present the policies of the United States.

Founded in 1942, VOA originally served as a wartime propaganda tool, while RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) was launched in 1950 as part of Cold War psychological operations. Between 1950-1971, RFE/RL was covertly funded by the CIA and employed Nazi collaborators from the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists.[1]

VOA-TV produces programs in more than 20 languages, including news reports, feature magazines, and live call-in shows. TV broadcasts include original and acquired programs that reflect American life along with discussions on United States foreign and domestic policies. VOA's Internet provides continually updated news and information with photos, audio and video.[2]

Despite being a government organization, VOA has become increasingly left-wing in its editorial slant, even promoting Marxist individuals and history.[3] In 2020, amid the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, VOA spread Chinese Communist propaganda by using official statics from the Chinese regime, widely known to be disinformation, while taking money from American taxpayers. [4]

Fake news/propaganda

Here are some examples:

Here are some key examples:

  • Soviets killed JFK?

RFE/RL still quotes ex-KGB defectors pushing Cold War-era claims that Moscow had a motive to assassinate President John F Kenned, despite US intelligence debunking the myth.

Along with US mainstream media, VOA & RFE/RL pushed the narrative that Donald Trump worked with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election. The Mueller report brought an end to the false speculations.

  • Novichok poisoning

The websites spread fake claims that Russia poisoned ex-spy Sergei Skripal in 2018 and that 'GRU agents' Petrov and Boshirov conducted secret Novichok operations across Europe.

VoA backed Ukraine's fake claims that Russian troops committed a massacre in Bucha in April 2022, despite all Russian forces leaving the area by March 30. Videos of dead bodies only surfaced days after Ukrainian troops and neo-Nazi regiments took control.

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