O’Brien lächelte leise. »Sie sind kein Metaphysiker, Winston«, sagte er. »Bis jetzt hatten Sie nie in Betracht gezogen, was mit Existenz gemeint ist. Ich will es deutlicher ausdrücken. Existiert die Vergangenheit konkret – im Raum? Gibt es irgendwo einen Ort, eine Welt greifbarer Dinge, wo die Vergangenheit noch in Erscheinung tritt?«
»Nein.«
»Wo dann existiert die Vergangenheit, wenn überhaupt?«
»In Aufzeichnungen. Sie ist niedergeschrieben.«
»In Aufzeichnungen. Und?«
»Im Denken. Im Gedächtnis der Menschen.«
»Im Gedächtnis. Nun, dann also gut. Wir, die Partei, kontrollieren alle Aufzeichnungen, und wir kontrollieren alle Erinnerungen. Demnach also kontrollieren wir die Vergangenheit, oder nicht?«
»Aber wie könnt ihr die Menschen daran hindern, sich an Dinge zu erinnern?« rief Winston, der wieder einen Augenblick die Skala vergaß. »Es geschieht unwillkürlich. Man kann nichts dagegen tun. Wie könnt ihr das Gedächtnis kontrollieren? Meines habt ihr nicht kontrolliert!«
O’Briens Verhalten wurde wieder streng. Er legte die Hand auf die Zahlenscheibe. »Umgekehrt«, sagte er. »Sie haben es nicht kontrolliert. Das hat Sie hierher gebracht. Sie sind hier, weil Sie es an Demut, an Selbstdisziplin haben fehlen lassen. Sie wollten den Akt der Unterwerfung nicht vollziehen, der der Preis ist für geistige Gesundheit. Sie zogen es vor, ein Verrückter, eine Minderheit von einem einzelnen zu sein. Nur der geschulte Geist erkennt die Wirklichkeit, Winston.
Sie glauben, Wirklichkeit sei etwas Objektives, äußerlich Vorhandenes, aus eigenem Recht Bestehendes. Auch glauben Sie, das Wesen der Wirklichkeit sei an sich klar. Wenn Sie sich der Selbsttäuschung hingeben, etwas zu sehen, nehmen Sie an, jedermann sehe das gleiche wie Sie. Aber ich sage Ihnen, Winston, die Wirklichkeit ist nicht etwas an sich Vorhandenes. Die Wirklichkeit existiert im menschlichen Denken und nirgendwo anders. Nicht im Denken des einzelnen, der irren kann und auf jeden Fall bald zugrunde geht: nur im Denken der Partei, die kollektiv und unsterblich
ist.
Was immer die Partei für Wahrheit hält, ist Wahrheit. Es ist unmöglich, die Möglichkeit anders als durch die Augen der Partei zu sehen. Diese Tatsache müssen Sie wieder lernen, Winston. Dazu bedarf es eines Aktes der Selbstaufgabe, eines Willensaufwandes. Sie müssen sich demütigen, ehe Sie geistig gesund werden können.«
Archiv: Propaganda / falsifications / fabrications / selective / tactical information / disinformation / Falschdarstellungen / Fabrikationen / selektive / taktische Information / Desinformation („fake news“)
1984 By George Orwell
In some ways she was far more acute than Winston, and far less susceptible to Party propaganda. Once when he happened in some connexion to mention the war against Eurasia, she startled him by saying casually that in her opinion the war was not happening. The rocket bombs which fell daily on London were probably fired by the Government of Oceania itself, ‘just to keep people frightened’. This was an idea that had literally never occurred to him. She also stirred a sort of envy in him by telling him that during the Two Minutes Hate her great difficulty was to avoid bursting out laughing. But she only questioned the teachings of the Party when they in some way touched upon her own life. Often she was ready to accept the official mythology, simply because the difference between truth and falsehood did not seem important to her.
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War, it will be seen, accomplishes the necessary destruction, but accomplishes it in a psychologically acceptable way. In principle it would be quite simple to waste the surplus labour of the world by building temples and pyramids, by digging holes and filling them up again, or even by producing vast quantities of goods and then setting fire to them.
But this would provide only the economic and not the emotional basis for a hierarchical society. What is concerned here is not the morale of masses, whose attitude is unimportant so long as they are kept steadily at work, but the morale of the Party itself. Even the humblest Party member is expected to be competent, industrious, and even intelligent within narrow limits, but it is also necessary that he should be a credulous and ignorant fanatic whose prevailing moods are fear, hatred, adulation, and orgiastic triumph. In other words it is necessary that he should have the mentality appropriate to a state of war. It does not matter whether the war is actually happening, and, since no decisive victory is possible, it does not matter whether the war is going well or badly. All that is needed is that a state of war should exist.
Russia and Israel reject Sánchez’s accusations of alleged involvement in the Ceuta migration crisis
The European Commission, in fact, avoided commenting on the substance of the matter on Tuesday and referred to the work of the European External Action Service (EEAS) on foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI).
EU spokesperson Paula Pinho explained that the issue falls under the purview of the EEAS and stated that the Commission has no information of its own on this matter.
Spain‘s leader says Russia and Israel fueled Ceuta migrant crisis „disinformation“
He said research by the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Union‘s diplomatic service, indicated links with Israeli and Russian networks, but he gave no further details.
„It is evident that if Russia gets involved in spreading disinformation on this issue, or Israel also spreads disinformation on this issue, criticizing the Spanish government, it will not be because they are concerned about migration in Spain or Europe, but precisely because of the political positions we are taking — courageous ones, I believe — regarding the genocide in Gaza or Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine,“ Sánchez said.
The EEAS did not immediately respond to a CBS News request for comment on the research cited by Sánchez.
India to Israel and back: How a fake IRGC quote on nuclear weapons reached Netanyahu’s speech
While Ynet could not determine whether Netanyahu or his inner circle directed the circulation of Vahidi‘s alleged quote, the investigation pointed „to a series of familiar markers of disinformation distribution“.
It said that Netanyahu had faced similar accusations in the past.
In September 2024, Netanyahu’s office allegedly provided the UK-based Jewish Chronicle and Germany-based Bild newspaper with false information claiming that Hamas intended to smuggle Israeli captives through the Rafah area between the Gaza Strip and Egypt to Iran.
Two Netanyahu aides are also under investigation over allegations that classified documents were leaked to influence Israeli public opinion about military operations in Rafah.
Israeli journalist exposes how fabricated Iranian nuclear quote became ‘news’
In a piece published in Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth on August 7, Bergman detailed how the alleged remarks by Ahmad Vahidi, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), were amplified by Israeli media, Israeli political figures and US officials before eventually returning to India as a report attributed to the “Israeli media”.
Bot Farms, JD Vance, NATO, Charlie Kirk, Israel & the Globalist Propaganda Network Connecting It All
638,400 views Jul 31, 2026 The Tucker Carlson Show
Elizabeth Lane on the secret NATO propaganda network pushing the West toward world war.
Top 10 Scariest Deepfake Videos
These videos will forever haunt our fever dreams. For this list, we‘ll be looking at deepfakes that are scary-realistic… or just plain scary. Our countdown includes Nicolas Cage Will Survive, A Message From “Obama”, Buscemi Meme, and more!
United States and Saudi Arabia Reach Historic Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
The two agreements also advance U.S. and regional security by upholding high standards of nuclear safety, security, and nonproliferation and strengthening the United States‘ competitive edge in civil nuclear technology.
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Under President Trump‘s leadership, America is restoring its competitive edge in the global civil nuclear marketplace. This agreement builds on President Trump‘s Executive Order, Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security, and specifically Section 8 on Promoting American Nuclear Exports, which supports an expansion of international partners for U.S. civil nuclear cooperation under Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
Netanyahu in 1993: Iran will have bomb by 1999
(March 4, 2015)
The prime minister has been warning for over 20 years that Tehran is close to achieving its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
WATCH: Trump says Iran deal could be signed within days
President Trump says Washington is in the final stages of negotiating an agreement with Iran and believes a deal could be signed within days.
Trump told reporters the accord would prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz “immediately” after signing.
Der Krieg um die Wahrnehmung: Wie künstliche Intelligenz beginnt, öffentliche Realität zu formen
Hinzu kommt ein Faktor, der politisch bislang erstaunlich wenig diskutiert wird: KI-Systeme lernen, welche Inhalte besonders starke emotionale Reaktionen auslösen. Angst, Wut, Empörung und moralische Zuspitzung erzeugen Aufmerksamkeit, und Aufmerksamkeit ist die eigentliche Währung digitaler Plattformen. Dadurch entsteht ein Mechanismus, der gesellschaftliche Spannungen systematisch verstärken kann.
Die eigentliche Gefahr liegt dabei weniger in einzelnen Falschmeldungen als in der dauerhaften Veränderung öffentlicher Wahrnehmung. Wenn Menschen permanent mit emotionalisierten, algorithmisch optimierten Inhalten konfrontiert werden, verändert sich schrittweise die Art, wie politische Realität wahrgenommen wird. Komplexe Zusammenhänge werden auf Schlagworte reduziert, Gegner moralisch entwertet, Unsicherheit in Feindbilder übersetzt.
A Picture’s Worth… Digital Image Analysis and Forensics
(2007)
5 Example: Dr. Ayman al Zawahiri
As-Sahab is the video production branch of Al Qaeda. They periodically release videos designed to remind people of Al Qaeda’s existence, issue threats, recruit members, and potentially act as a covert channel for triggering terrorist cells. Many of the videos by As-Sahab appear to have been manipulated.
On 20-Dec-2006, Dr. Ayman al Zawahiri (#2 guy in Al Qaeda) released a video. USA Today covered the video release with a headline story (Figure 25).24 USA Today’s description of the video says, “He wore a black turban and white robe … he had a rifle behind his right shoulder that was leaning against a plain brown backdrop.” While this is a valid description of the As-Sahab video, the picture used by USA Today did not show that image. Instead, USA Today used a picture from another video, dated 28-Sept-2006. This is an example of a mislabeled image.
The picture that USA Today chose to use with the story includes many other interesting features. First, it came from the IntelCenter (www.intelcenter.com) – an organization that tracks terrorist activities. The IntelCenter placed their logo in the top-right corner of the video. However, the company name is clearly cropped – likely by USA Today. A comparison with the same frame from the actual video shows many other observable differences. In particular, the IntelCenter adjusted the color and sharpness of the picture (Figure 26).
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5.1 Other Al Zawahiri Videos
The video from 28-Sept-2006 was not the only manipulated video. In fact, many of the videos featuring al Zawahiri test positive for chroma-key masking. Consider the video released on 27-July-2006 (Figure 27).26 This video appears to show al Zawahiri sitting in a video studio.
When this video came out, many Americans became enraged at the US government. The main strife was generated
by a single argument: if al Zawahiri is sitting in a studio making videos, the why can’t we catch him? The answer is simple: he is not in a studio.
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5.2 Back in Black
Claiming that there was a chroma-key background is not the same as actually seeing it. On 22-Jan-2007, the SITE
Institute (www.siteinstitute.org) – an organization that tracks terrorist activities – announced that they had
intercepted an Al Qaeda video before it had been publicly released; SITE released it. Three days later, As-Sahab
also released the video. ….
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Nov 2, 2010
Hacker Proves How MSM is Fooled by al Qaeda Photochopped Images
(August 5th, 2007)
At the Black Hat computer Hacker‘s conference held in Las Vegas last week, Neal Krawetz of „Hacker Factor“ showed how easily the MSM has been tricked into believing the fake images that al Qaeda has offered to further their propaganda. Krawetz specifically referred to two images, one the July 27, 2006 image of al Qaeda second in command al-Zawahiri supposedly sitting in a modern television studio. It was an image that had the tongues of the MSM and pundits alike wagging. How is it, they clucked, that al-Zawahiri could be sitting in a modern television studio yet still could not be found?
Krawetz demonstrated how the elements of the two images, however, are special effects and not real.
Jihadists appear caught offguard by release of Steven Sotloff video
(September 2, 2014)
The video of Steven Sotloff‘s apparent murder appears to have been found by a private US intelligence firm before it could be released by the Islamic State.
News of Mr Sotloff‘s death was broken by the SITE Intelligence group, a private company that monitors jihadist activity and has close ties to the American intelligence community.
The group‘s analysts found the video on what a spokesman described as „a file-sharing site“ and send it out to its subscriber list. SITE‘s subscribers include government officials, journalists and academics involved in analysing terrorism.
Leak Severed a Link to Al-Qaeda‘s Secrets
(October 9, 2007)
The al-Qaeda video aired on Sept. 7 attracted international attention as the first new video message from the group‘s leader in three years. In it, a dark-bearded bin Laden urges Americans to convert to Islam and predicts failure for the Bush administration in Iraq and Afghanistan. The video was aired on hundreds of Western news Web sites nearly a full day before its release by a distribution company linked to al-Qaeda.
Computer logs and records reviewed by The Washington Post support SITE‘s claim that it snatched the video from al-Qaeda days beforehand. Katz requested that the precise date and details of the acquisition not be made public, saying such disclosures could reveal sensitive details about the company‘s methods.
Von Zawahiri zu Spiegel Online
(January 23, 2007)
Das „SITE-Institut“ erklärt übrigens auf seiner website, daß Geheimagenten meistens zu doof seien, Zeitung zu lesen oder sonstirgendwas von Recherche zu verstehen.
Hmm..
Na, jedenfalls würde man ihnen die Arbeit abnehmen, mit allerlei Untersuchungen finanzieller Zusammenhänge, Identifizierungen, öffentliche Quellen anzapfen, blabla.
Warum sie es dann in all den Jahren zwar schaffen, Sawahiri-Botschaften abzufangen, aber nicht wissen, von wem die kommen und wohin die gehen, sagt dieses Institut des Vertrauens nicht.
Man stelle sich mal jemand auf einem Baseballfeld vor, der mit verbundenen Augen (fröhlich vor sich hin pfeifend) locker die Hand nach oben hält (nachdem er vorher nicht etwa wie beknackt über den Platz gesprintet ist, nein, nein, sondern einfach nur dagestanden hat, natürlich ohne was zu sehen) und dann fröhlich ruft:“ I got it!“ und einen Ball in der Hand hält.
Mal ehrlich – zu meiner Zeit hätte man ihn erstmal gefragt, wie viele er davon noch auf Tasche hat.
Taktik des Terrorkrieges: Wahrnehmungs-Management, Verwirrung, gelenkte Querfront
(7. Juni 2017)
Ohne auf alle in der Dokumentation dargestellten Entwicklungen und Hintergründe einzugehen, beleuchtet diese u.a. die jahrzehntelange Taktik des „Wahrnehmungs-Managements“ (perception management), die Manipulation der Öffentlichen Meinung, die Lenkung vermeintlich verfeindeter oder sich gegenseitig bekriegender Gruppen durch die gleiche Hand (befördert durch die Unfähigkeit zu dreidimensionalem Verständnis von Politik, links vs rechts, progressiv vs reaktionär, oben vs unten) die gezielte Konfusion jedweder Opposition und die permanente Formwandlung der Macht und der Mächtigen, um sie nicht greifbar und damit unangreifbar erscheinen zu lassen.
Die untenstehenden und in der Dokumentation über die Jahrzehnte genannten Beispiele sind im Zuge der Entwicklung von informationstechnischer Technologie, weltweitem Einsickern von kapitalistischen (Denk)Strukturen und deren Verschmelzung („Globalisierung“), sowie Terrorkrieg in den letzten bald sechzehn Jahren praktisch auf jedes Land bzw jede Region übertragbar.
„Russische Drohnen dringen in Nato-Luftraum ein“ – wenn Fake News zur „Wahrheit“ in deutschen Medien werden
Und diese Schlagzeilen dokumentieren: Ein großer Teil der Medien ist den Anforderungen, die der journalistische Beruf an sie stellt, nicht gewachsen.
LATEST: Traders placed $580M in oil bets 15 minutes before Trump‘s Truth Social post on Iran talks, with 6,200 contracts changing hands, per FT.
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Traders bet $580 million on oil before Donald Trump‘s post on Iran talks
Traders reportedly placed $580 million in oil bets minutes before Donald Trump‘s post on Iran talks, triggering sharp moves in crude and stocks and raising questions over the timing of the trades
Iran Says No 4000-Km Range Missiles, Is It Something Else?
Asked about the Wall Street Journal quoting unnamed US officials as claiming that Iran fired two missiles at the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, Aragchi said: “We have intentionally kept the range of our missiles below 2,000 kilometres, so we don’t have that capability. We have built that capability in order to defend ourselves against our enemies.”
He added that Iran does not seek confrontation with the West. “We don’t have any hostility against the United States people or Europeans,” he said, citing the limitation as a strategic choice rather than a technical constraint.
Iran denies responsibility for missile attacks on Diego Garcia
A senior Iranian official told Al Jazeera on Sunday that Iran was not responsible for and was not behind missile attacks on the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean.
The denial came after the Wall Street Journal reported Friday that two intermediate-range ballistic missiles had been fired toward the base, with neither striking it.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to Anadolu‘s request for comment.
Iran Denies Targeting UK-US Military Base on Diego Garcia Amid Rising Regional Tensions
Unverified claims and information warfare
Reports of missile strikes on Diego Garcia remain disputed, with conflicting accounts from Western officials and Iranian state-linked media.
Some sources claim missiles were launched but failed or were intercepted before impact, while others say there is no confirmation of any successful strike on the base.
Independent verification of the incident remains limited due to the remote location and military sensitivity of the facility.
Posten von Raketen: Katar verhaftet 313 Personen
Das Vorgehen Katars reiht sich in eine Welle ähnlicher Maßnahmen in der Golfregion ein. In Bahrain, Kuwait, den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten und Saudi-Arabien wurden ebenfalls Personen verhaftet oder gewarnt, keine Bilder von Schäden oder Angriffen zu veröffentlichen. Aus dem Iran gibt es ohnehin kaum Videos, da das Internet dort seit fast zwei Wochen weitgehend abgeschaltet ist. Auch in Israel haben die Behörden neue Zensurrichtlinien verkündet.
Es ist ein Krieg der wenigen authentischen Bilder, während KI-generierte Videos und Falschinformationen das Netz fluten.
Viral satellite imagery of U.S. military assets around Iran NOT taken by Chinese satellites: Hu Bo
(February 27, 2026)
Hu Bo, Director of SCSPI and Research Professor and Director of the Center for Maritime Strategy Studies, Peking University (and a longtime friend of our newsletters!) tells me he is “100% sure” these recent images released by MizarVision on current US-Iran military posture originated from U.S. and European satellites, not Chinese ones.
Hu says his judgment can be confirmed by the satellite ephemeris, which SCSPI mentioned in its tweet.
How Did Israel Deceive Iran For The Second Time Within A Year?
(February 28, 2026)
Shortly before the attack, the Chinese satellite company MizarVision, which has published imagery of U.S. force buildups in the Middle East, reported that American fighter jets in the region were “all in position” and that there were no signs of large-scale activity. The company also suggested that any Israeli preemptive strike would likely be carried out independently. Both assessments appeared to be incorrect after it became clear the campaign was a coordinated Israeli-U.S. operation.
Türkiye refutes claims of illegal crossings from Iranian border
Türkiye on Saturday refuted social media claims alleging illegal crossings from the Iranian border amid Israeli, U.S. attacks on Iran.
„The images are old footage of unknown time and place; it has been determined that they were deliberately circulated again following recent regional developments,“ Türkiye‘s Center for Combating Disinformation said on Turkish social media platform NSosyal.
Desinformation und demokratische Resilienz
Taktiken, Techniken und Verfahren
Informationsmanipulation und Einflussnahme aus dem Ausland sowie Akteure, die Desinformation verbreiten bzw. Informationsmanipulation und Einflussnahme aus dem Ausland betreiben, setzen eine Vielzahl von Taktiken, Techniken und Verfahren ein, um Informationen zu manipulieren und die öffentliche Wahrnehmung zu beeinflussen.
Die am häufigsten verwendeten Taktiken, Techniken und Verfahren sind u. a.:
– Polarisierung durch die Förderung extremer Meinungen, um Konflikte innerhalb einer Gesellschaft zu verschärfen, was die demokratische Debatte erschweren kann
– Manipulation von Inhalten, indem authentische Informationen oder Medien verändert werden, wie das Bearbeiten von Bildern oder Videos, um ihre Bedeutung zu verändern
– Erstellung erfundener Inhalte, wie gefälschte Websites, die echte Quellen nachahmen, Deepfakes und KI-generiertes Ton- und Bildmaterial
– Schaffung falscher Narrative, Identitätsbetrug und die missbräuchliche Verwendung diplomatischer oder institutioneller Konten in den sozialen Medien
– Diskreditierung zuverlässiger Quellen und Umdeutung von Kontext
– Erweiterung der Reichweite durch den Einsatz von Bots, Trollen oder koordinierten Netzwerken, um die Sichtbarkeit und Glaubwürdigkeit von Desinformation künstlich zu steigern
– Einsatz von Cyber-Tools, einschließlich Hacking und anderer Cyberaktivitäten, um Informationen zu stehlen, zu verändern oder zu erfinden
Former diplomats accuse French foreign minister of disinformation over UN envoy Albanese
A group of 151 former ministers, ambassadors, and diplomats accused the French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, of spreading disinformation on Wednesday (18 February), and called for a correction to comments he made about the United Nations rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese.
Their open letter concerns Barrot’s citing of a manipulated version of remarks by Albanese, which were made at the Al Jazeera Media Forum on 7 February.