Articles by Forbidden Stories/Story Killers
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Story Killers: Inside the Deadly Disinformation-for-Hire Industry
Forbidden Stories/Story Killers - TRANSCEND Media Service,
20 Feb 2023
14 Feb 2023 – Journalists investigating disinformation are threatened, jailed and in extreme cases, like that of Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh, killed. Forbidden Stories gathered more than 100 journalists from 30 media outlets to expose the inner workings of the global, secretive world of disinformation mercenaries.
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Story Killers (Part 1): In the Age of False News–A Journalist, a Murder, and the Pursuit of an Unfinished Investigation in India
Phineas Rueckert | Forbidden Stories/Story Killers – TRANSCEND Media Service,
20 Feb 2023
In 2017, journalist Gauri Lankesh was assassinated in Bangalore days before she planned to publish an article about disinformation. Over five years later, Forbidden Stories pursued Lankesh’s work on fake news and explored new leads in her murder case.
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Story Killers (Part 2): “Team Jorge”–In the Heart of a Global Disinformation Machine
Cécile Andrzejewski | Forbidden Stories/Story Killers – TRANSCEND Media Service,
20 Feb 2023
15 Feb 2023 – In Part 2 of the “Story Killers” project, the Forbidden Stories consortium investigated an ultra-secret Israeli company involved in manipulating elections and hacking African politicians. We took an unprecedented dive into a world where troll armies, cyber espionage and influencers are intertwined.
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