Sources of Information and Credibility (Fake vs Real?)

“A lie told once remains a lie but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth” – Joseph Goebbels

(German Nazi politician who was the Gauleiter (district leader) of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945)

I thought that it would be appropriate for me to submit my first article on the topic of information and its sources. One of the biggest problems facing us today is that the elites or deep state actors are working very hard to censor sources of information that do not fit their agenda. The coordinated attack that we are witnessing on free speech, particularly that which opposes what is deemed acceptable by governments and other groups (e.g. the mainstream media), should be absolutely repulsive to anyone that values freedom and democracy.

Free speech and opposing views are the cornerstone of democracy and freedom. These are essential for achieving continuous improvement on many different levels. But, nonetheless, our freedoms and rights are being systematically dismantled by those who consider themselves to be the elites. Here are a few examples to illustrate this coordinated attack.

*** Update – Dec. 11, 2021 ***

Ep. 2649b – Scavino Message Received, Assange Key To DNC ’Source’ ‘Hack’ ‘187’

Note: In the following video there is a spot where x22 talks about fact checkers and Facebook’s statement in a defamation law suit (they were being sued). Listen very carefully to what was said in the court proceedings (at the 18:50 minute mark of this podcast). This is really important. In this website on the page that covers “Pandemic – Doctors, Scientists, and others Speaking Out” there is a warning about fact checking websites… Once you see what the Facebook testimony was in court, you’ll understand why I issued a warning.

Other sources of interest from the x22 report (above):

Increases in COVID‑19 are unrelated to levels of vaccination across 68 countries and 2947 counties in the United States

CNN Lies – Incredible Story, falls right in line with Joseph Goebbels quote above. I’ve been telling people for years about how bad CNN is and here’s an excellent report which highlights many past lies:

The quote shown above by Walter Cronkite, hits on a critical aspect of good journalism. However, with much of today’s mainstream media we are getting propaganda not critical investigative journalism. The next reference is from a radio talk show called “Alternative Radio” hosted by David Barsamian. In this particular show he interviews John Pilger, one of the great journalists of our time.

Please listen carefully to what is said in this incredible interview. It is spot on:

Propaganda, Facts & Fake News

Note: Towards the bottom of this page there is a section called “Censorship Related News Reports”. I will add to this section over time as I come across more stories that highlight this subject.

Now let’s look further back into history at the Nazis during World War 2. Here’s a link to an article that speaks directly about Nazi Propaganda and Censorship.

Nazi Propaganda and Censorship

When I read this article I began to see many parallels between then and now, especially when we consider the following major issues of today, “climate change” and the “pandemic”. What we’re seeing today is an unbelievable attack on humanity through the use of information or, more appropriately, misinformation. If you spend enough time on this website you’ll begin to see what I mean. What we’re seeing today is:

State approved/sponsored mainstream media (propaganda).
An all out war on any alternative media or viewpoints (extreme censorship, deplatforming, fake fact checking websites). Virtually anything that can be done to discredit dissenters is being done.

Looking at the article (linked to above), take note of the image on the top left side of this article that is actually a slide show. The first slide shows Joseph Goebbels at a book burning event. Click on the slide show arrows until you see two different children’s books about antisemitism. This reminded me of a recent story I saw where the media was using Sesame Street characters to convince children to get the Covid injections. Extremely diabolical and disturbing. The context is somewhat different but the strategy is exactly the same (i.e. brainwash or indoctrinate kids, get’m while they’re young and very impressionable).

The following link is a reference to the use of Sesame Street characters:

https://www.theblaze.com/news/sesame-street-covid-vaccine-big-bird

We need to take a step back and consider what is really going on here. We are witnessing an unprecedented level of insidious power and control over what is deemed to be the “approved” narrative. Which, in turn, translates into perhaps the most oppressive and dangerous agenda involving mass social engineering. Again, take some time to ponder the (above) article and compare that to what we’re seeing today with fake news (or deep state sanctioned information).

The next video/documentary provides a deeper look into the power of media and those who control it. This video should cause any rational person to seriously question any information that is being presented by mainstream news sources. Once you understand the nature of this beast, you should assume doubt as your starting position by default. If you train yourself to doubt what you see first, rather than blind acceptance, you will achieve a level of consciousness and clarity that you may never have experienced before. Doubt will force you to search for truth. It should become a habit.

The search for truth, based on doubt as your default starting position, will naturally lead you into the realm of “independent” news sources that are not swayed or corrupted by the corporate media giants and their deep state operatives. That is not to say that you should just trust those either just because they are independent. Notice that I’m trying to apply objectivity and critical thinking (i.e. I’m trying to keep myself in check). Finding multiple sources of information, that contain opposing views, will get you into the discipline of critical research which will enable you to arrive at some conclusion (i.e. essential for finding truth). It is not a guarantee for success but it is more likely to result in learning the essential truth of things.

I’m often asked: How do you know your sources are valid or true?

My general response: How do you know your sources are valid or true?

Check Mate or Draw?

Do you see the underlying implication and, perhaps, the insinuation of the first question? I’m generally asked this question not because someone wants to know the real answer but because they are indirectly dismissing and maybe also ridiculing my input. It’s a deceptive question because you can easily find yourself falling into trap of trying to defend or justify your point view without the other person doing the same. That is exactly why I pose the second question in answer to theirs. It puts the other person on the spot.

Now, here’s the really fun part. If you adopt a discipline of research you will often find that the person who asks you that first question will start to get very shaky when you ask the second question. I have literally destroyed the counter argument on many occasions by following up my question with a couple of very simple questions pertinent to the topic at hand. This is where you can quickly establish the other person’s true knowledge. Furthermore, you may quickly change this person’s thinking (to some extent) when they realize they can’t answer some of your basic questions. All you had to do was to ask questions rather than trying to push your views, facts etc.. onto them. Sometimes, the most powerful method of persuasion is to simply questions rather than to make statements. But, to do this effectively, you should only ask questions you know the answers to. This is called “asking rhetorical questions”.

However, in my experience, these independent sources are generally much more critical and detailed than the large corporate (lockstep) media outlets. They, the independents, have more to prove in order to capture an audience. Whereas the large establishment media outlets assume they have a captured audience because of decades of default trust by the public. Another big advantage that the big media outlets have is that they practically own all of the mainstream information delivery systems (e.g. tv networks, radio, news papers, and also the internet…). I believe that this will change soon.

The video is not great quality but the information is what’s important here.

Council on Foreign Relations – The Power Behind Big News – Banned Documentary

The following video shows Christine Anderson, MP of the European Parliament saying some very unusual things for a politician:

WE ARE REPEATING HISTORY.

Awareness of this fact is paramount. Through awareness we can take action. The deep state counts on the general public to be asleep or a sheep. This is how they erode our freedoms. Look at the next article (below) that has the word “Quietly” in the title. Secrecy and deception are fundamental principles used by these deep state operatives. If you consider how the “Central Banking Cabal” got control of the U.S. monetary system, the Federal Reserve Act was “quietly” and “secretly” passed with very few people knowing about it at the time (see The Meeting at Jekyll Island November 20, 1910–November 30, 1910). This, essentially, put America into a debt slavery system without their consent. You can think of this “secrecy” as another form of censorship. But here’s a more recent example of how the deep state tries to sneak in more power for themselves.

Obama Quietly Signs The ‘Countering Disinformation And Propaganda Act’ Into Law – by Tyler Durden, for the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.

Some excerpts from this article:

“But while the passage of the NDAA – and the funding of the US military – was hardly a surprise, the biggest news is what was buried deep inside the provisions of the Defense Authorization Act.“

“Recall that as we reported in early June, “a bill to implement the US’ very own de facto Ministry of Truth had been quietly introduced in Congress. As with any legislation attempting to dodge the public spotlight the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016 marks a further curtailment of press freedom and another avenue to stultify avenues of accurate information.”

“In short, long before “fake news” became a major media topic, the US government was already planning its legally-backed crackdown on anything it would eventually label “fake news.“

Now, here’s a link to the actual bill that was signed into law under the Obama administration (sometimes referred to as the implementation of the “Ministry of Truth”, reference from Orwell’s 1984):

S.2943 — 114th Congress (2015-2016)

But here’s the section of this bill that directly addresses the “H.R. 5181 (114th): Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016”

Overall, these bills give the government extreme abilities for government overreach. When you consider that the government has given itself the power to determine what is acceptable in terms of news reporting or anything on social media, they are effectively doing away with the democratic principle of free speech. Of course, this would most likely apply to independent news media outlets, not the mainstream, propaganda news outlets that are government sanctioned.

These days we are seeing an unprecedented level of censorship on just about any platform you can think of with many bogus fact checking websites. There is clearly an information war at hand.

Here’s another article that I think really hits at the heart of this matter:

NDAA 2017, The Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act, and OPM Collection of Publicly Available Social Media Information

Here’s some excerpts from that article:

“But when taken together with this new legislation and the possible meaning for independent media, this represents a tool for the “shadow government” of bureaucrats and political appointees to ensure that only like-minded individuals gain access to sensitive information and are within the agencies and departments that inform the administration of intelligence information. If investigators come across a subject that posts independent media or makes political views public, will that influence their decision to grant this person a security clearance? If certain independent media sources are labeled as propaganda or disinformation outlets, yet these applicants post articles from them, will this influence their ability to serve? I mean…it’s not like government agencies routinely abuse their power to silence groups based upon their political affiliations, right?”

“Those that work within the intelligence community by their very nature are very analytical and free-thinking. They often see commonalities, patterns, and links that most of the rest of the population simply don’t see. This lends itself very well to the kinds of reporting that independent media typically does, because often times those in the independent media do the same, and to be honest, journalism requires much of the same ability – at least, real journalism.”

Now let’s look at the Canadian (Liberal) government, perhaps one of the most oppressive parties I’ve seen in my lifetime here. We have a couple of items that follow suit with the U.S. agenda.

Canadian Bill C-16 Becomes Law, Enforcing Compelled Use Of Preferred Gender Pronouns

Here’s an excerpt from that article:

“The most concerning precedent this law sets is that the Canadian government is now mandating compelled speech. Abruptly, it is now a hate crime in Canada to refer to someone by any pronoun other than what they prefer. Now, Canadians can be jailed for up to two years (or fined, or even forfeit their property) for nothing more significant than using one pronoun instead of another.”

What the Canadian government has done here is nothing short of creating an Orwellian – Ministry of Truth (i.e. from the book 1984). This is government overreach at its core and is a very slippery slope, absolutely dangerous in a democratic free society.

Canada’s House passes internet censorship bill in late night vote

Here are excerpts from this article (notice when the Bill was passed – time of day, again this avoidance of accountability and trying to maintain secrecy):

“Bill C-10, known as “An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act,” has drawn fire for its targeting of user-generated content on social media platforms, and made it through the house with 196 votes in favor, and 112 votes against. The bill passed while most Canadians were asleep just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.”

“The Internet is this incredible place that is limitless. So, you don’t actually need the CRTC to step in and pick winners and losers, show favouritism to some and harm others … what’s going on here without that (safeguarding user content) is actually the extreme censorship of material posted online, and therefore an attack on the concept of net neutrality.”

Here’s a link to that actual bill: Bill C-10, known as “An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act”

It should be pointed out that the Canadian Senate actually voted this down, which is great but the fact the Liberal party (along with two other parties in the house of commons, not the Conservative party) voted in favour of this is alarming proposal. I would venture to say that the Liberal party will try to push this through again somehow.

Then, today as of the date of publishing this article (October 29, 2021), I got a request to sign a petition against the proposed Bill 22 which opens the Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act for substantive changes for the first time in a generation. Unfortunately, if passed, this Bill will undermine access to information and make public bodies less transparent. It is a step backwards for openness and accountability, and a missed opportunity to improve the information rights of British Columbians.

Bill 22 – Proposed Amendments to Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act (Province of British Columbia)

Here’s a small video of someone (not sure who this is) speaking out against Bill 22. His points are spot on and worth hearing.

What we are seeing is totalitarian/fascism at play here. It’s very clear to me now that our countries are under communist siege. Any attempt to suppress freedoms or obviate responsibility to be transparent should never be allowed in a democratic free society. The fact that government elected officials think that they can push these boundaries clearly shows their contempt for the public. Governments have no right to infringe on these fundamental tenets. But they get away with these things because we are asleep and let them.

Getting to my point about “sources of information” and being able to include multiple perspectives in my analysis, when I see governments desperately trying to silence opposing views, I tend to gravitate to those sources even more rather than avoiding them. An example of this relates to an 18 part series of videos on Youtube with a Dr. McCullough who is trying to speak truth about the handling of the pandemic. One part of this series was taken down by Youtube (censored). I spent a fair bit time trying to track down the one video that was missing. The point I’m making here is that, by deleting the one video in the series, I was very determined to find it and put more focus on that one video.

Youtube’s stupidity pretty much backfired on them because people went all out to find the missing video and this generated a lot of discussion about it. The beauty of the internet is that there are often multiples sources for content. I actually found the missing video and was able to see what was so troublesome from Youtube’s perspective. Turns out that the problem with that video was that Dr. McCullough made some comments (minor to say the least) about the mainstream news and social media related to censorship. It’s actually laughable because it highlights their pettiness. It shows just how small minded they are.

If you are awake you generally assume that censorship is a mechanism for hiding the truth about something. If they are trying to censor something, it is likely that the thing being censored is right over the target of something they are trying to hide and it scares the hell out of them. Remember, their power lies in secrecy and deception (i.e. darkness). Truth is the light that they want to extinguish because it diminishes or destroys their power. That’s how tenuous their power actually is. If everyone suddenly came to this conclusion, their grip on humanity would evaporate into nothing. We would see a “New World Order” but not the one they are visualizing for themselves.

As I heard one person say in a recent podcast, the minute you get attacked for saying something, you just might be right over the target when it comes to the truth. The establishment or deep state (what ever you want to call them) hate being exposed for their lies and they do lie a lot. Which begs the question: What is their real agenda???

I strongly believe that independent news or podcasters have a better grip on the truth than most major news outlets like CNN, MSNB, or here in Canada the CBC and Global News… One of the things that I’ve consistently noticed about the difference between mainstream vs independent sources is that the latter often provides a lot more detail to back up their narratives. Probably because they are extremely under attack and often labeled as “fake news”.

I find it very interesting that a podcaster like Joe Rogan has a substantially larger audience than CNN these days. This is probably why CNN recently tried to discredit J.R. but boy did that backfire. I think that the vast majority of the public has caught on to the propaganda nature of mainstream media.

Another independent podcaster that I watch many times over the past 5 years is Dan Bongino. He has consistently debunked many CNN news reports with very solid proof to back him up. This was absolutely entertaining to watch to say the least.

When it comes to the Covid-19 pandemic there is a flood of independent news sources that completely debunks the mainstream narratives on this topic. You’ll see what I mean if you go to the “Pandemic” section of this website.

The next video was done by Amazing Polly who really does a great job exposing the truth about the lies/propaganda machine called mainstream media. I really started getting a handle on this fact back in 2009 after the “orchestrated” banking disaster of 2008. Please take the time to watch Polly’s investigative report in this video. WOW, talk about connecting the dots. This is the epitome of dot connecting by an investigative journalist. WOW! Just FYI, just in case you don’t catch the reference when Polly shows two pictures side by side, one with a hand full of sand and the other of a fish hook, she’s talking about the Sandy Hook shooting incident. She probably couldn’t say it due to being censored or banned.

PSYOPS GOES MAINSTREAM – POLLY ST. GEORGE

Here’s the link to the article that Polly referenced:

You Can’t Handle the Truth