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The CIA, initially created to combat communism, evolved under Allen Dulles into a group of assassins and a tool for American corporate power. They began using coups and disinformation campaigns within the US. The intelligence community has significant power to retaliate against those who challenge them, as Chuck Schumer warns. The media often unknowingly assists the CIA by publishing leaked information, a tactic employed since the 1970s. The CIA's major function is to disseminate propaganda and influence public opinion. They recruit journalists, including well-known figures, to control the stories that are introduced into the press.

The speaker discusses the Smith-Mundt Act, initially designed to prevent the US government's foreign propaganda from being used on American citizens. The act, created in 1948, acknowledged the potential dangers of a "covert permanent department of dirty tricks" influencing foreign universities, media, and politics to promote US interests. Frank Wisner, a CIA figure, created a media network to influence international narratives. The Smith-Mundt Act originally prohibited the use of these propaganda efforts domestically, aiming to protect Americans from manipulation while securing economic advantages through foreign influence. However, the speaker claims this protection has eroded, leading to a deeper problem where the foreign policy establishment funds groups that operate both abroad and domestically, influencing media and promoting censorship. The speaker advocates for a strict firewall and severe penalties to prevent the misuse of propaganda and protect domestic interests.

In the 1930s, a law was passed in the United States to prevent the government from engaging in misinformation propaganda campaigns targeting its citizens. However, in 2012, the Obama administration and its sister agency, the FBI, intentionally spread misinformation and propaganda to American citizens.

They've been programming you your whole life through music, TV, movies, and games. The rulers of this world use modern technology to control our stories and manipulate the population. Communication companies were developed by military personnel who later became heads of major media corporations. The connections between government personnel and media companies like Google, Amazon, Netflix, Twitter, CNN, and ABC are extensive. If all these companies had the same political ideology or agenda, what would happen?

The discussion centers on CNN’s report that the CIA is establishing a foothold in Venezuela, with the claim that the CIA has, for decades, enabled the Venezuelan drug trade. The speakers argue that the attack on Venezuela cannot be about drugs if the CIA itself facilitated drug trafficking. They cite CIA whistleblower Kevin Shipp, who said the CIA has been involved in Venezuela since at least the Cartel of the Sun, run by a general who was a CIA proxy and helped reconstitute Venezuela’s intelligence to penetrate the government; the general named Ramon Gulen allegedly ran narcotics and created the cartel of the sun. They claim the cartel is used by the Trump administration as a pretext to stage attacks on boats and in Venezuela and that the CIA, with its long history, was behind the Secret Service and the general in creating the drug trade and the cartel, with the Trump administration leveraging it to circumvent Congress. There is reference to a 60 Minutes piece from the 1990s reporting that the CIA collaborated with Venezuelan National Guard generals who moved tons of cocaine into the United States. The conversation then moves to John Kerry, who in the mid-1980s led the Contra Cocaine Investigation hearings into U.S. government complicity in the contra drug trade. The Reagan administration resisted the inquiry, attempted to discredit witnesses, and assigned the CIA to monitor the probe. Ten years later, the HITS report (the CIA Inspector General report authorized under Inspector General Frederick HITS) concluded that while the CIA did not officially participate in cocaine trafficking during the Contra War, it knowingly maintained relationships with and protected numerous contra-linked individuals and organizations involved in the drug trade when deemed operationally important, to keep the Contra War alive and to maintain U.S. objectives in Central America, even if it meant enabling and protecting drug lords; the CIA hid this from Congress, contributing to drug flow into the United States. The Iran-Contra framework is referenced as arms to Iran funding the Contras, with connections to cocaine trafficking, forming a single pipeline, allegedly placing the CIA at the center of these operations. The panel critiques CNN’s headline as suggesting the CIA’s new foothold is about establishing a presence, arguing the real aim is to block Russia and China’s influence, not democracy or drugs. Venezuela’s oil trade outside the petrodollar with BRICS nations is noted, with claims that the move away from the petrodollar spurred interference and invasion, and that Venezuela later returned to endorsing the petrodollar after a period of yuan transactions with China. The discourse asserts that the CIA’s purpose is to prevent free trade outside U.S. influence and to suppress alternative financial arrangements like BRICS or yuan-based oil transactions. The participants discuss the idea that the CIA has shifted from operating covertly to openly engaging in such activities, suggesting a normalization of “strategy of tension” and the notion that a third of the population would support the government’s actions, a third oppose, and a third are indifferent, thereby reducing public resistance. They connect these elements to broader media complicity, including Operation Mockingbird and the integration of former intelligence heads into media roles, implying entrenched deep-state influence.

After the war on terror, counterterrorism and counterinsurgency tactics were turned against the American people following the 2016 populist revolutions. We saw the Russiagate conspiracy and efforts to censor conflicting opinions, mirroring tactics used abroad for regime change. The Hunter Biden laptop situation exemplifies proactive influence operations and the intelligence community's mobilization. USAID has been taking over independent investigative journalism in Europe and worldwide to control information. A CIA analyst's whistleblower complaint, which led to the Trump impeachment, relied on evidence from the USAID-funded OCCRP. USAID views information control holistically. The FBI weaponized the Aspen Institute to manipulate the perception of the Hunter Biden laptop. USAID is also training NGOs to demand censorship.

After the War on Terror, the US and UK military's counterterrorism and counterinsurgency tactics were turned against the American people after the populist revolutions of 2016. This included efforts such as Russiagate and elaborate schemes to control the truth through censorship. The Hunter Biden laptop situation demonstrated proactive influence operations and the mobilization of the intelligence community. USAID has been overseeing a takeover of independent investigative journalism in Europe and worldwide to control information. A CIA analyst's whistleblower complaint that led to President Trump's impeachment used evidence from a USAID-funded organization, OCCRP. USAID's broader strategy includes censorship and controlling investigative journalism. USAID also uses the Aspen Institute to manipulate the media's perception, exemplified by the Hunter Biden laptop case. They train NGOs to flag misinformation secretly, and strategically leak intelligence to control news publications.

In this interview, Kevin Shipp, a former CIA officer, discusses a range of allegations about a powerful, clandestine influence operating inside and beyond the U.S. government, which he characterizes as the shadow government and connects to long-standing CIA activities. Key topics and assertions - Project Mockingbird and the media - Shipp asserts that Project Mockingbird is alive and well, now visible in mainstream media. He contends that former CIA figures like John Brennan and James Clapper appear as intelligence analysts on networks such as CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News (including Mike Pompeo on Fox). He alleges this represents a shift from covert to overt influence in shaping news narratives. - The Twilight of the Shadow Government - Shipp has written Twilight of the Shadow Government with Skyhorse, describing how the CIA redacts information in ways that evade executive orders. He recounts his personal experience with redactions in his earlier book From the Company of Shadows, including redactions of poisoning and other illnesses in his family. He explains he submitted Twilight of the Shadow Government to the CIA for three months, received no response, and decided to publish without CIA approval to break their control over information and freedom of speech. - The poisoning and retaliation against whistleblowers - Shipp details how his family suffered severe illnesses after exposure to a poisoned house linked to an embassy-coverage investigation he conducted. He says the CIA placed him in a “poisoned house” with mold and mycotoxins, describing it as a chemical/biological weapon. An inspector-general representative later apologized, stating the CIA director ordered silencing. Shipp contends a broader cover-up involved exposing an embassy vulnerability and a 10-year cover-up that endangered officers. He cites these events as a turning point leading him to come forward publicly. - The state secrets privilege and the judiciary - He asserts the CIA exerts control over Congress, the presidency, and the judiciary, citing the state secrets privilege as a tool used to seal cases and suppress information. He references United States versus Reynolds as a precedent, arguing the privilege is unconstitutional but used to shut down investigations and lawsuits. He mentions Pam Bondi invoking the privilege in immigration-related cases, and he suggests the judiciary often rubber-stamps state secrets claims. - The shadow government and constitutional concerns - The shadow government is described as the CIA’s reach into the entire government, with claims of control over congressional hearings, select intelligence committees, and presidential administrations. He asserts that presidents have largely been persuaded to go along with CIA operations, viewing national security as justification for expanding CIA power. - JFK, RFK, and historical assassinations - The discussion covers alleged CIA involvement in the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, suggesting the agency’s fingerprints are present, including claims about the Steve “roadblocks” around evidence such as door frames in the RFK case. Shipp asserts that documentary and eyewitness accounts point to CIA involvement, and that evidence would implicate the agency if presented in court. - U.S.–Israel intelligence relationship - The relationship with Mossad is described as complex and intertwined. Shipp says Mossad and CIA are like sisters who sometimes work together and sometimes against each other. He notes joint operations and collaboration, while also warning that Israel’s espionage efforts against the CIA are ongoing. He cites the Epstein case as an example where higher-ups allegedly directed not charging Epstein due to intelligence connections, suggesting CIA involvement. - Project Mockingbird today and media manipulation - The host and Shipp discuss the transformation of Mockingbird: journalists and media personalities tied to intelligence may be promoted as experts, with the agency shaping national security narratives through editorial influence. Shipp recounts an anecdote about Sean Hannity wearing a CIA lapel pin on Fox News, and he describes a lack of follow-up or sales after appearing on Hannity’s program, implying editorial control and strategic quieting of whistleblowers. - Silicon Valley, surveillance, and corporate partnerships - A central concern is the CIA’s influence over Silicon Valley, with contracts and partnerships involving Palantir, Oracle, Amazon, and others. Shipp notes the CIA’s Directorate for Digital Innovation and accuses the agency of directing vast surveillance programs through private companies, often under secrecy agreements that bind them to silence. He argues this concentration of influence threatens privacy and democratic accountability. - MKUltra and mind-control concerns - He contends MKUltra-like programs persist under newer guises, with ongoing experiments and directed-energy weapons discussions, though he notes these programs are highly compartmentalized. He recounts personal experiences of surveillance and coercive tactics, suggesting a continued, albeit rebranded, misuse of such methods. - Privacy, six G, and the future - Shipp asserts that privacy is effectively dead due to pervasive surveillance, digital IDs, and mass data collection by government and private entities. He warns that six G could enable ultra-precise monitoring, including body-level surveillance, and argues that opt-out options are likely futile. He concludes that reform will require a groundswell of public pressure to push Congress to act. - Call to action - The overarching message emphasizes accountability and reform via public demand and congressional pressure, arguing that without widespread citizen involvement, the shadow government will persist in its current form. In summary, the discussion centers on Kevin Shipp’s allegations of a pervasive, largely unaccountable CIA influence operating across government, media, and tech sectors, with dramatic personal risk and calls for awakening and reform.

The CIA allegedly had 400 leading journalists in the U.S. as part of Operation Mockingbird, an illegal operation to compromise American journalism. Carl Bernstein published a list in 1973 naming these journalists who secretly worked for the CIA from prominent publications like The Washington Post and The New York Times. Many editors and publishers had security agreements with the CIA and acted as assets. The CIA is purportedly the biggest funder of journalism globally, spending $10 billion annually through USAID. It allegedly owns influential newspapers and magazines worldwide. The Smith Bond Act prohibits the CIA from propagandizing to Americans.

In 2013, the United States legalized propaganda, allowing false narratives to be presented as factual news. The Smith Modernization Act repealed the 1948 Smith Munt Act, which previously prohibited the release of propaganda in America. This change made it easier to manipulate and deceive the American public. The act was signed into law by Obama, giving propaganda a reboot. Now, scripted and orchestrated propaganda can be propagated as factual news to the citizens. This legalization raises concerns about the erosion of freedoms and the potential for government manipulation.

In the 1980s, a law was passed prohibiting the U.S. government from engaging in misinformation propaganda campaigns aimed at its own citizens. However, in 2012, the Obama administration and Congress repealed this law. Now, it is legal for agencies like the FBI to intentionally disseminate misinformation propaganda to American citizens.

The discussion centers on the Smith-Mont Act (referred to as the Smithmont Act) and its modernization, arguing it enabled U.S. influence operations abroad while constraining them at home. The claim is that, after World War II, winning elections and shaping law in foreign countries required an apparatus to influence hearts and minds, which shifted warfare from military occupation to political subversion. In this view, the 1948 act authorized a covert, permanent department of “dirty tricks” to infiltrate and co-opt universities, unions, media, politicians, judges, and the broader “swarm army” of influence, effectively creating a global propaganda machinery controlled by the State Department, CIA, and later USAID. A key figure cited is Frank Wisner, associated with the so-called Wissner’s Wurlitzer, described as a “church organ” that could play the international media like a symphony to cause any media narrative to go viral worldwide. The assertion is that the United States and United Kingdom dominated early robust radio, film, TV, and print, enabling foreign propaganda operations. The Smith-Mont framework supposedly allowed the U.S. to plant fake news abroad—“propaganda abroad”—but prohibited such activities from affecting domestic audiences, shielding Americans from comparable interference. The speaker argues the rationale for this separation was economic: if foreign governments resisted resource access, military basing, or U.S. multinational operations, Americans would bear economic costs (lower living standards, fewer imports, higher prices). Thus, foreign influence operations were designed to be accessible abroad and barred from coming home. This protection lasted about seventy years but is claimed to have eroded in the last decade, with reference to a broader “Smithmont problem” now affecting funding and operations. The claimed evolution is that the foreign policy establishment can fund groups that operate domestically in a dual-use fashion—providing foreign grants for media propaganda abroad while also operating within the U.S.—and can influence social media censorship to coerce foreign governments into enacting censorship laws that affect U.S. peer-to-peer speech. The speaker warns that, to preserve the foreign influence function, there must be a hard firewall and severe penalties for any violations, implying the importance of maintaining a clear boundary between foreign propaganda activities and domestic communications. Overall, the transcript asserts that the Smith-Mont framework created a permanent, cloaked apparatus for influencing foreign audiences, with a historical showcase of Wisner’s organization and its reach, while stressing the need to reinstate stringent firewalls and penalties to prevent domestic misuse of such operations.

Operation Mockingbird, a CIA program, aimed to control the media and disseminate propaganda. It started with wiretaps and using journalists to communicate covertly. The program expanded to Hollywood movies and had a significant influence on the media landscape. The transcript provides examples of how Hollywood movies and news media have been used to manipulate public opinion. The CIA's involvement in media manipulation has been confirmed through declassified documents and testimonies. The transcript also touches on other related topics such as MK Ultra, sexual-based mind control experiments, and the infiltration of pedophilia networks. The speaker encourages viewers to research and verify the information provided.

Speaker 0: I began my journey into chronicling the censorship industrial complex. Speaker 1: Some of the most terrifying conversations I've had with some of my dear friends who work inside CIA, and their jobs is to go to other countries, get involved in elections, protests that will help overthrow a regime. It's no secret at this point. The CIA has been doing that for years, for decades. But the most terrifying conversations I've had are the ones where they would look to me and say, my god. Like, the twenty twenty election? We're doing to our people what we do to others. Speaker 2: CIA, the other intelligence agencies were exposed with projects like Operation Mockingbird. Speaker 0: The State Department, USAID, the Central Intelligence Agency went from free speech diplomacy to promoting censorship. Speaker 2: They created, purchased, controlled assets at the New York Times, the Washington Post, all of these top down media structures that used to control the information that Americans got. Speaker 3: I pulled into the driveway, opened up my garage door, these two gentlemen come out of a blue sedan with government license plates. And they came up to me and said, you're mister Solomon? And I said, yes. And they said, you're at the tip of a very large and dangerous iceberg. Speaker 4: Oh, yeah. The the FBI sent agents over to my home to serve a subpoena. They're questioning me about my tweets. How is that not chilling? Speaker 2: Our whole page on Facebook for the world Seventh day Adventist World Church was removed. Speaker 5: The level of censorship that we experienced from publishing this documentary was beyond anything I could have imagined, and we really didn't even understand why. Speaker 3: We are going to win back the White House. The Russian collusion started broken '16. That's where the big lie first erupted. Speaker 6: Russian operatives used social media to rile up the American electorate and boost the candidacy of Donald Trump. Speaker 0: That's why they went after Trump with the Russia gate and with the FBI probes and with the CIA impeachments and things like that. Speaker 3: My FBI sources told me there's nothing there. And I kept wondering to myself, how could it be that something that's not true be taken so seriously and be portrayed as true? Speaker 7: How do you expand sort of top down control in this society? How do we flip? How do we invert America? Speaker 6: The evidence that the Supreme Court recounts is bone chilling. The federal government would call a private media company and say, cancel this speaker or take down this post. Speaker 3: I mean, just think about this. A sitting president of The United States had his Twitter and Facebook accounts frozen. Our founding fathers could not possibly have imagined that. Is there a chance that this documentary will be censored? Speaker 1: I think there's a huge chance this documentary gets censored. Speaker 2: Yeah. So it's interesting when you look at so many of the big censorship cases in The United States involving COVID, Hunter Biden's laptop. They all go back to a common thread. What is that thread? National security. Speaker 0: Google Jigsaw produced world's first AI censorship product. Things the model were trained on, support for Donald Trump, Brexit referendum that the State Department tried very desperately to stop. These are all these sort Speaker 5: of component pieces of what you called the censorship industrial complex. Speaker 3: Censorship Industrial Complex. Censorship Speaker 2: Industrial Complex. Speaker 7: Censorship Industrial Complex. Censorship Industrial Complex. Speaker 1: I've long felt that it was a bubbling god complex.

The speaker discusses the Smith-Mundt Act, initially designed to prevent the US government's foreign propaganda from being used on American citizens. The act was created in response to concerns about the "Frankensteinian monster" of a permanent department conducting "dirty tricks" to influence foreign governments through media, universities, and other institutions. Frank Wisner, a CIA figure, created "Wisner's Wurlitzer," a media network to spread narratives globally. The Smith-Mundt Act originally allowed such activities abroad to secure resources and economic benefits for the US, but prohibited its use domestically. The speaker claims that the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act under Obama effectively repealed this firewall. They express concern that the foreign policy establishment can now fund groups that influence domestic prosecutors and media, and promote social media censorship abroad that impacts US companies and speech. The speaker advocates for a strict firewall and severe penalties for violations.

In the 1970s, Carl Bernstein exposed Operation Mockingbird, revealing how the CIA influenced over 400 journalists to spread propaganda. The CIA manipulated major news outlets like The New York Times and CBS. The 2013 NDAA legalized domestic propaganda, allowing misinformation campaigns against Americans. Media ownership has consolidated to just 6 conglomerates like Comcast, Disney, and 21st Century Fox, controlling film, TV, and news. These conglomerates have significant influence over what the public sees and hears.

Operation Mockingbird involved the CIA compromising journalists to manipulate media narratives, with around 400 journalists reportedly involved. Despite promises to cease such activities after the Church Committee hearings, the CIA continued to influence journalism globally and is now a major funder of media. This manipulation extends to Hollywood, where the CIA has historically collaborated with filmmakers to shape public perception. Programs like MK Ultra aimed at mind control through unethical experiments, including drug use and psychological manipulation. The CIA's influence over media and entertainment raises concerns about the erosion of democracy and the integrity of information disseminated to the public. The connections between intelligence agencies and media corporations suggest a coordinated effort to shape societal narratives and control public opinion.

Law enforcement and intel agencies shape news coverage extensively. Bob Woodward, a former naval intel officer, transitioned to a reporter for the Washington Post. Anderson Cooper is seen as bland and possibly connected to the government. Intel agents from various countries monitor Twitter, censoring content. Journalists should challenge power, not serve it. Many journalists, like Joe Scarborough, prioritize serving those in power over their audience. The concept of Mockingbird, a program to influence media, is now mainstream.

The speaker discusses the history and ongoing influence of the CIA's Operation Mockingbird, which compromised American journalists and manipulated information. They highlight the CIA's funding of journalism and its ability to control narratives through social media platforms. The speaker also mentions the CIA's involvement in Hollywood, using movies to shape public opinion. They touch on the MK Ultra program, which involved mind control experiments and the use of psychotropic drugs. The speaker emphasizes the connections between government personnel and media corporations, suggesting the potential for a shared political agenda. They conclude by discussing the influence of the occult and the role of psychological warfare in destabilizing nations.

The speaker discusses the Smith-Mundt Act, initially designed to prevent the US government's foreign propaganda from being used on American citizens. The act was created in response to concerns about the "Frankensteinian monster" of a permanent covert operation influencing foreign governments through media and other institutions. Frank Wisner, a CIA figure, created "Wisner's Wurlitzer," a media network to spread narratives globally. The Smith-Mundt Act originally allowed such activities abroad to secure economic advantages for the US, but prohibited them domestically. The speaker claims this protection was lost a decade ago and that the US faces a deeper problem with USAID, the Pentagon, and the State Department funding groups that operate both domestically and abroad. These groups allegedly engage in media propaganda and social media censorship, influencing foreign countries to pass laws that target US social media companies and speech. The speaker advocates for a strict firewall and severe penalties for violations.

Operation Mockingbird was a CIA program that recruited American journalists to write fake stories promoting the views of intelligence agencies. Some journalists were aware of their involvement, while others were unknowingly used as assets. The program began in the 1950s and continues to this day. The CIA paid these journalists, meaning taxpayers funded the operation. Former CIA agents have confirmed the dissemination of half-truths and disinformation to the press.

Project Mockingbird was a Deep State project to control people through the media, which was more effective when there were only three broadcast networks. The narrative broke because the Deep State focused on controlling mainstream media and didn't think it needed to worry about podcasts or "pirate radio." People realized they were being lied to and that these lies were harmful, so they stopped watching mainstream media and started looking for information elsewhere. To beat the Deep State, one must drag it into territory it doesn't understand.

The speaker outlines a framework for understanding current information control by the US and its allies, arguing that the State Department, the Pentagon, and the Central Intelligence Agency operate together to shape information in society. They describe three roles: the State Department conducts overt information control through funding media institutions (which are presented as “free and independent” but labeled government-backed); the Pentagon engages in information control through psychological operations; and the CIA operates covert information control, influence campaigns, propaganda, and censorship work. Between the State Department and the CIA sits a vast network of soft power institutions that implement this influence. Soft power is defined as the alternative to hard power, enabling a country to win “hearts and minds” and influence other countries’ governments by manipulating populations. The speaker connects this framework to the Brazil situation, stating at the top level the involvement of three or more organizations: the State Department, USAID, and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). USAID and the NED are described as intermediaries between the State Department and the CIA, with the NED characterized as a CIA cutout established after the Church Committee era to fund dissident groups in a publicly firewalled way, though the speaker asserts there is no real divide between the NED and the CIA. The NED’s founders explicitly noted it would do what the CIA used to do, but via a private, publicly named entity. The speaker cites Christopher Walker (NED) as a participant in this ecosystem. The narrative then moves to a 2017 GlobSec video, described as the origin of today’s censorship industry’s consensus. The video’s description is read, highlighting concerns about traditional media being challenged by internet news and social networks, the spread of “unfiltered” alternative media, and the problem of algorithms that personalize content and reinforce confirmation bias. It identifies populist and extremist right-wing groups as exploiting these algorithms, and asks how to protect users from fake news and propaganda without censorship. It questions the role of information technology companies and the responsibility of social platforms for content, while debating how to fight extremism without undermining free speech. The panel includes figures tied to the CIA, DHS, and private security and consulting groups. Key participants highlighted include Michael Chertoff (Executive Chairman of the Chertoff Group, former DHS Secretary, linked to censorship governance), and Christopher Walker (Vice President of NED), among others. The speaker emphasizes Chertoff’s connections to BAE Systems and to the broader military–intelligence–policy network, noting Chertoff’s role in shaping how platforms were to police “unfiltered” content in 2017. The speaker also references Nina Janković, who was connected to the disinformation governance board and the Integrity Initiative, asserting a lineage from Chertoff to the broader censorship apparatus. The speaker then broadens the geopolitical frame to Russia’s resource wealth (citing a claim of $75 trillion in resources vs. the US’s $45 trillion), noting that the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) theater is the battleground for Eurasian influence. The montage in the video is described as starting with 1917 and Woodrow Wilson, portraying the blob’s view of democracy as a vector for hegemonic influence, and linking it to propaganda, censorship, and the need to control online discourse. The montage proceeds through references to 1936, Goebbels and the 1936 Olympics, Hitler, 1943, Elvis, 1960s–70s conspiracy theories about the CIA and JFK, and 1990s declassification of Northwoods-era plans, culminating in the framing of Internet propaganda as a modern battlefield. The session transitions to a live moderator, with a check on audio levels and an introduction to the next segment, announced as taking place in Bratislava for a global audience.

In 2013, the United States legalized the propagandizing of its own citizens. The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act, buried within the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, repealed the 1948 Smith-Mundt Act. The original act allowed the State Department and mainstream media to engage in propaganda in foreign countries, but prohibited its release for public consumption in America. Obama signed the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act into law, lifting this prohibition. Since July 2, 2013, scripted and orchestrated propaganda can be presented to the American public as factual news.

In 2013, propaganda was legalized in the United States. The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act, buried within the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, repealed the 1948 Smith-Mundt Act. The original act authorized the State Department and mainstream media to engage in propagandizing foreign countries, but prohibited releasing that same propaganda in America for public consumption. Obama's signing of the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act lifted this prohibition. Now, any propaganda, even if outrageous, is legal, making it easier to perpetrate false narratives on the American people.