Operation Mockingbird: CIA's Alleged Media Manipulation Program
Background
WEB Operation Mockingbird is an alleged large-scale program of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that began in the early years of the Cold War.
According to allegations, Operation Mockingbird involved the CIA recruiting journalists to write fake stories promoting government ideas while keeping their true sources anonymous.
Alleged Operation
WEB MOCKINGBIRD was reportedly unsuccessful in identifying the source or sources of the newsmen in CIA TERMINATION.
However, former New York Times reporter Carl Bernstein later revealed the alleged workings of Operation Mockingbird, stating that many journalists, including Pulitzer Prize winners, joined the CIA's payroll.
Termination
WEB d 17 JAN 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR Deputy Director for Administration SUBJECT Project MOCKINGBIRD I...
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