Alan Macleod

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. He completed his PhD in 2017 and has since authored two acclaimed books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams. Follow Alan on Twitter for more of his work and commentary: @AlanRMacLeod.

80 años de mentiras: Estados Unidos finalmente admite que sabía que no necesitaba bombardear Hiroshima y Nagasaki

En el 80º aniversario de Hiroshima y Nagasaki, un conjunto de admisiones militares y presidenciales desmantelan el mito de la necesidad.

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Por Alan Macleod
A man looks over the expanse of ruins left the explosion of the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan. Some 140,000 people died here immediately. Photo | AP

As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, the world is drifting as close to another nuclear confrontation as it has been in decades. With Israeli and American attacks on Iranian nuclear energy sites, India and Pakistan going to war in May, and escalating violence between Russia and NATO-backed forces

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La CIA creó cientos de sitios web encubiertos. Esto es lo que ocultaban.

Desde las páginas de Star Wars hasta los foros rasta, los sitios web secretos de la CIA ayudaron a los espías a comunicarse, rastrear objetivos y manipular narrativas, incluso entre los amigos de Estados Unidos.

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Por Alan Macleod
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The CIA didn't just infiltrate governments; it infiltrated the internet itself. For over a decade, Langley operated a sprawling network of covert websites that served as global spy terminals disguised as harmless blogs, news hubs, and fan pages. Beginning in 2004, the CIA established a vast network of at least 885 websites, ranging from Johnny

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Alan MacLeod sobre la propaganda israelí y la complicidad de Google en el genocidio

Alan MacLeod analiza sus nuevas y explosivas investigaciones sobre cómo Google se ha convertido en un aliado clave de Israel en la propaganda de guerra, la vigilancia de datos y el apoyo económico, gastando miles de millones para mejorar la imagen y la infraestructura de Tel Aviv en medio de su campaña genocida en Gaza.

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Alan MacLeod on Israeli Propaganda and Google’s Complicity in Genocide

Israel could not be doing what it is doing without significant support from the West. And they have found some very powerful allies in Silicon Valley. Chief among these is Google, which has allowed the Israeli government to use its platforms to target tens of millions of Europeans with propaganda. Joining the MintCast today to talk about his

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Manzana podrida: Decenas de exespías israelíes contratados por el gigante de Silicon Valley

Un nuevo estudio de MintPress News ha descubierto que decenas de ex agentes de la agencia de espionaje israelí, Unidad 8200, trabajan en el gigante tecnológico Apple.

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Por Alan Macleod
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Apple has made headlines in recent weeks for touting its commitment to privacy and human rights, rolling out tools to limit surveillance and spyware. But behind the corporate messaging lies a much darker reality. The company has quietly brought in dozens of veterans from Unit 8200, Israel’s shadowy military intelligence unit known for blackmail,

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Exclusiva: Google ayudó a Israel a difundir propaganda de guerra a 45 millones de europeos

Los registros publicitarios internos muestran que Israel gastó millones en propaganda en YouTube dirigida a Europa, anuncios que violan las propias reglas de Google y enmarcan la guerra en Gaza como una defensa de la civilización occidental.

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Por Alan Macleod
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While it continues its conflict with its neighbors, Israel is fighting another war just as intensely, spending gigantic amounts of money bombarding Europe with messaging justifying their actions, and scaremongering Europeans that Iranian nuclear missiles will soon be turning their cities into rubble. A MintPress study has found that, since it

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Blinken ordenó el ataque. Las grandes tecnológicas lo ejecutaron. African Stream está muerto.

Un medio de comunicación panafricano de rápido crecimiento fue eliminado en un operativo coordinado, acusado sin pruebas, censurado sin proceso y castigado por desafiar a Washington y Silicon Valley.

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Por Alan Macleod
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On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, African Stream published its final video, a defiant farewell message. With that, the once-thriving pan-African media outlet confirmed it was shutting down for good. Not because it broke the law. Not because it spread disinformation or incited violence. But because it told the wrong story, one that challenged U.S. power in

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La guerra secreta de Starlink: cómo Musk impulsa una campaña encubierta contra Irán

Puede que Musk esté peleado con Trump en línea, pero cuando se trata de derrocar al gobierno de Irán, están perfectamente alineados.

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Por Alan Macleod
X Starlink Logo and Elon Musk Profile – Indonesia – Dec. 21, 2024

By actively partnering with the U.S. government to smuggle communications hardware into Iran, Elon Musk is once again aiding Washington's attempts at regime change. This fits into a long pattern of both American efforts to dislodge the government in Tehran and Musk's close collaboration with the U.S. national security state, helping it to achieve

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