damnittohell

This is so confusing. Is this the law?

I feel so stupid, it would take me two weeks to read & understand the text of that law.

LavonAffair

The "Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016", aka h.r 5181 , is a bill related to; h.r 6393 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; and S.2692 - Countering Information Warfare Act of 2016. These bills got passed as part of of NDAA 2017, the large bill you linked to.

Apparently in the latter two bills congress watered the title down to mask the poison. The most important section is Title V sec.501 in h.r 6393:

Committee to counter active measures by the Russian Federation to exert covert influence over peoples and governments.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) ACTIVE MEASURES BY RUSSIA TO EXERT COVERT INFLUENCE.—The term “active measures by Russia to exert covert influence” means activities intended to influence a person or government that are carried out in coordination with, or at the behest of, political leaders or the security services of the Russian Federation and the role of the Russian Federation has been hidden or not acknowledged publicly, including the following:

(A) Establishment or funding of a front group.

(B) Covert broadcasting.

(C) Media manipulation.

(D) Disinformation and forgeries.

(E) Funding agents of influence.

(F) Incitement and offensive counterintelligence.

(G) Assassinations.

(H) Terrorist acts.

Further down the section:

(1) To counter active measures by Russia to exert covert influence, including by exposing falsehoods, agents of influence, corruption, human rights abuses, terrorism, and assassinations carried out by the security services or political elites of the Russian Federation or their proxies.

This new committee will have the power to censor all alternative media by accusing the websites of being Russian propagandists. The committee will also be in charge of domestic propaganda, including the financing of journalists under the "Information access fund" section found in s. 2692 and h.r 5181. Essentially this committee will be just like the Ministry of Truth from George Orwell's 1984.

damnittohell

I tried to read that bill and could not find the word propaganda in it. I'll admit I didn't try very hard but legal stuff has always baffled me.

pizzagate_is_fake

I am glad the honorable and glorious Mr. President Obama signed this. Fake news must be squelched. Lives are in danger when fake news is spoken. Look at what happened to poor Mr. Alefantis and his family friendly restaurant. A crazed conspiracy theorist, fueled by fake news, showed up with guns including an assault rifle! Pizzagàte is fake news. All fake news will end. Spreaders of fake news will be held accountable by the government. Great job Mr. Obama!

witch_doctor1

I am not too worried about this one due to the timing....8 years ago I would be shitting myself. This is obviously desperation on the progressive side...we always knew deep down that shit was going to get crazy before they had to hand the keys over. IMO, we haven't seen the last or the best of the crazy. President Trump taking over will happen on Jan. 20 IMO. Why do you think he has surrounded himself with Generals and has a separate security/intelligence apparatus (Booz Allen according to The Alex) ?

Then TPTB will try and crash the economy with an interest rate hike....also look for the rats to start jumping ship. Double tap to the head suicides, heart attacks and disappearances to non-extradition countries are gonna happen SOON and in big numbers.

Julian55

We are seriously fucked. There is no way Trump is getting in. They are passing these laws for a reason. They are going to steal the election. They are still planning to take it. They are going to take it away from Trump.

senpaithatignoresyou

just in time to be used against him.

77084

Not many believes or trusts the government anyway. This is how you really get no one to believe you.

doolord

Isn't this a repost?

gopluckyourself

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2943/text
section 531-536 Whistleblower stuff
section 1287 countering disinformation and propaganda thing shoehorned in there surrounded by a mindnumbing amount of dod bs
It also stands to not that hr 5181 and s 2692 are not included in the list of related bills.
1288 is the establishment of a 1 man in charge propaganda wing as well.

herbsmoke

How are they going to get people to believe any of their dicredited media?

herbsmoke

Well put

vacvape

Thanks. But it looks like some folks are triggered by orange niggers.

quantokitty

Such a crock of shit. Obama, HRC, Podesta & Co. are the Holy Grail of Disinformation and Propaganda. They should lock themselves up for that Russian bullshit.

chickyrogue

they hate us for our freedoms

vacvape

Which ones were those again?

LavonAffair

Like the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, The Countering Disinformation And Propaganda Act is passed and signed by the Senate in december when the masses are too busy getting ready for Christmas to note the atrocity being committed. A time when what few congressmen there are to oppose this are least likely to exert the necessary energy to fight this monstrosity. And signed by Obama on the exact same day as The Federal Reserve Act was by Wilson: December 23.

The pizzagate investigation is in danger.

Sushilover69

What does this act give the government power to do that we should be scared about? What specifically can I tell people to make them realize what happened?

pizzainvestigator

I plan on calling my two states senators to voice my opinion against the law. I understand it is the holiday season but just because it is the holidays, it does not mean your senators get to take a break from representing you, their constituents!

herbsmoke

Your senators have never represented you even once...

pizzainvestigator

Good point - no reason to even waste my time. Aside from that though, it feels that the only way to fight back is to become successful and run for president and carry out some presidential-vigilante justice (like Trump hopefully is)

cosmicmind

and includes authorities to facilitate ongoing operations around the globe .

.....so, this is their cue that globalism is stepping up a phase?