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Spy v spy: why ‘counter-misinformation’ never works
Thanks to Biden and Truss, cold war-style state-sponsored schemes to combat ‘enemy propaganda’ are back – and they're just as useless as before, inevitably doling out misinformation of their own, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Todd Leventhal (left) was caught denying white phosphorus was used against people in Iraq

JOE BIDEN’S attempt to get a state-run “anti-disinformation” unit flying has crashed into the ground.

Biden’s Disinformation Governance Board has been “paused” — probably permanently — thanks to criticism from the right.

Sadly, I don’t think the right is wrong here, because in my personal experience, as well as our historic experience, these attempts at state-sponsored “anti-disinformation” units usually end up spreading disinformation themselves.

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