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Operation Mockingbird used journalists as CIA propaganda assets

Operation Mockingbird used journalists as CIA propaganda assets — documented evidence

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CIA recruited hundreds of American journalists to plant stories and influence news coverage during Cold War. Program infiltrated major newspapers and broadcast networks from 1950s-1970s.

Operation Mockingbird used journalists as CIA propaganda assets

Government·January 1, 1977·1.4K upvotes·97 comments

What They Said Was Crazy

“The CIA does not influence domestic news coverage or recruit American journalists”

January 1, 1977Source

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PRIMARYCIA and the Media - CIA Reading Room

www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00965R00010...

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StatusCONFIRMED

CategoryGovernment

ClaimedJanuary 1, 1977

VerifiedMarch 27, 2026

Sources1 (1 primary)

Upvotes1352

Comments97

UpdatedMarch 27, 2026

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