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Investigations

Browse all dossiers in the archive. Each investigation compiles documented claims, counterarguments, key figures, timelines, and source references.

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media-propagandaDECLASSIFIED

Iraq War & WMD Propaganda

The systematic use of intelligence, media relationships, and public relations to build public support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq based on unsubstantiated weapons of mass destruction claims.

18 RECORDS4 CONNECTIONSJan 1, 1970
media-propagandaRESTRICTED

Social Media Manipulation

The documented use of social media platforms for disinformation campaigns, election interference, radicalization, and algorithmic amplification of divisive content.

18 RECORDS4 CONNECTIONSJan 1, 1970
media-propagandaUNVERIFIED

Weather Modification

The documented history of weather modification programs from cloud seeding to chemtrail conspiracy theories about government population control through atmospheric spraying.

18 RECORDS4 CONNECTIONSJan 1, 1970
media-propagandaPUBLIC

Propaganda Model Case Studies

Real-world applications of Herman and Chomsky's propaganda model to media coverage of U.S. foreign interventions, free trade, and corporate lobbying.

18 RECORDS4 CONNECTIONSJan 1, 1970
media-propagandaPUBLIC

Manufacturing Consent

The propaganda model of media control developed by Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman, describing how news is filtered through systemic biases to serve elite interests.

18 RECORDS4 CONNECTIONSJan 1, 1970
media-propagandaDECLASSIFIED

Tuskegee Syphilis Study (Reprise)

How the Tuskegee Syphilis Study became a symbol of medical racism and government betrayal, investigated as a propaganda and public trust case.

17 RECORDS4 CONNECTIONSJan 1, 1970
media-propagandaPUBLIC

Propaganda Through History

The evolution of propaganda techniques from ancient Rome through the printing press, world wars, and into the digital age.

17 RECORDS4 CONNECTIONSJan 1, 1970
media-propagandaRESTRICTED

Deepfakes & Synthetic Media

The use of AI-generated synthetic media for disinformation, fraud, and propaganda, and the challenges of detecting this technology.

17 RECORDS4 CONNECTIONSJan 1, 1970
media-propagandaPUBLIC

Fear-Based Media & Moral Panics

The pattern of media outlets amplifying fear and moral panic for ratings, from the Satanic Panic of the 1980s to modern crime reporting distortions.

17 RECORDS4 CONNECTIONSJan 1, 1970
media-propagandaRESTRICTED

Astroturfing & Fake Grassroots

The practice of creating fake grassroots movements to simulate public support for corporate or political agendas.

17 RECORDS4 CONNECTIONSJan 1, 1970

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