State Department Funded Trolls To Attack Journalists Against Iran War

There is little appetite for another Mideast war, a view held by President Trump. You might ask who's cheerleading for conflict. Well, turns out the chorus includes U.S. taxpayer-funded trolls targeting journalists on social media.

"Front and center is Washington Post columnist Jason Rezaian, who was held in an Iranian prison for about 18 month. He's the last you would think is an apologist or collaborator, but those are the slurs hurled at him and others. His sin is apparently not being sufficiently enthusiastic about regime change. He's been critical of ramped up economic sanctions and the threat of military intervention. What makes this story more than troll and man: It was funded by the U.S. State Department as part of its Global Engagement Center, which is supposed to fight online disinformation and propaganda. ... In this case, it appears they did exactly the things they were supposed to fight.

The Ministry of Truth Is not just from a work of fiction.

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