Government and capitalist media once again mount accusations of foreign election interference
Government and capitalist media once again mount accusations of foreign election interference
U.S. government and corporate-owned media giants have once again mounted accusations of foreign election interference, this time in the upcoming presidential election. U.S. intelligence agencies allege that Russia, Iran and China are waging “disinformation campaigns” that disrupt what they call “lib
The IC published a report in August 2024 that accused Iran of disseminating misinformation online, stating that it will impact the upcoming election. According to the report, “Iran and Russia have employed these tactics not only in the United States during this and prior federal election cycles but also in other countries around the world.”
The National Intelligence Council (NIC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) have been monitoring China’s alleged interference heavily since 2020. The NIC reported in 2021 that China did not deploy influence efforts in the 2020 presidential election, because China focuses on local and midterm elections; the FBI backed up this claim.
On May 6, CNN platformed these concerns, stating that Chinese intelligence officials had issued directives to “intensify efforts to influence U.S. policy and public opinion in China’s favor” as well as “magnify U.S. societal divisions.”