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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.
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 operation]]s. Between 1950-1971, RFE/RL was covertly funded by the [[CIA]] and employed [[Nazi]] collaborators from the [[Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists]].
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.<ref>[https://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm Voice of America]</ref>
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.<ref>[https://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm Voice of America]</ref>
Despite being a government organization, VOA has become increasingly left-wing in its editorial slant, even promoting Marxist individuals and history.<ref>Lipien, Ted (August 6, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/an-ahistorical-voice-of-america-is-dangerous-for-the-nation An ahistorical Voice of America Is dangerous for the nation]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 6, 2019.</ref> 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. <ref>{{cite web |title=Amid a Pandemic, Voice of America Spends Your Money to Promote Foreign Propaganda |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/amid-a-pandemic-voice-of-america-spends-your-money-to-promote-foreign-propaganda/ |website=The White House |date=10 April 2020}}</ref>
Despite being a government organization, VOA has become increasingly left-wing in its editorial slant, even promoting Marxist individuals and history.<ref>Lipien, Ted (August 6, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/an-ahistorical-voice-of-america-is-dangerous-for-the-nation An ahistorical Voice of America Is dangerous for the nation]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 6, 2019.</ref> 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. <ref>{{cite web |title=Amid a Pandemic, Voice of America Spends Your Money to Promote Foreign Propaganda |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/amid-a-pandemic-voice-of-america-spends-your-money-to-promote-foreign-propaganda/ |website=The White House |date=10 April 2020}}</ref>
==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.
'''[[Trump-Russia collusion]]'''
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]].
'''[[Bucha false flag]]'''
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.
==See also==
==See also==