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CLASSIC: Your News Agency or the CIA: The Story of Operation Mockingbird

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Unraveling Operation Mockingbird

This chapter examines Operation Mockingbird, a covert CIA initiative designed to manipulate media narratives during the Cold War. It reveals the agency's recruitment of journalists and the various tactics employed to influence public perception, raising critical questions about media integrity. The discussion also touches on the operation's decline and its lasting implications on government-media relations and contemporary information manipulation.

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