The BBC reports that British government officials forged
documents to produce "fake news stories" during the Cold War. The
Information Research Department (IRD) was the Foreign Office's secret
propaganda unit. For 30 years it fed information to journalists and had its own
news agencies too.
Those interested in the topic may be interested to know that
the late Peter Newell, a member of the Socialist Party, conducted his own
investigation into the subject of state-sponsored disinformation.
Useful Reading
Secret History - How the British government controls and censors the news
Marx, the Cold War and the "Spooks"
Information Research Department - Notes and Quotes
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