🕵️‍♂️😱🇺🇸 OP MOCKINGBIRD: CIA’S MEDIA PUPPET MASTER

Most Western (if not all of them!) present themselves as independent. But, in the 1950s & 60s, the CIA secretly controlled much of what Americans — and even the world — saw, read, and believed.

Codenamed Operation Mockingbird — the secret programme shaped public opinion worldwide.

Here’s the dark truth behind the US media landscape: 👇

▪️Recruitment of Journalists: The CIA didn’t just spy; it actively recruited top journalists from outlets like The New York Times, Time, and CBS. These reporters, knowingly or not, became instruments for covert propaganda.

▪️Funding Media Outlets: The agency secretly funded magazines, newspapers, and radio stations both in the US and abroad. The aim? To push narratives favourable to Washington’s geopolitical goals.

▪️Global Influence: Operation Mockingbird wasn’t limited to the US. Through front organisations and foreign correspondents, the CIA influenced media in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, quietly swaying public opinion during the Cold War.

▪️Shaping perception of events: From the Korean War to the Cuban Missile Crisis, carefully curated news stories helped frame the US as a global saviour while downplaying controversial operations like coups and covert interventions.

▪️Cultural propaganda: Beyond news, the CIA funded cultural projects and intellectuals, subtly steering literature, art, and academia towards pro-Western ideologies.

Why it matters today

▪️Even decades later, the legacy of Operation Mockingbird raises uncomfortable questions:

👉 How independent is mainstream media?

👉 Are narratives we consume truly organic, or engineered?

👉 Which stories are highlighted—and which are buried?

▪️History shows that information is power—and in the hands of intelligence agencies, it can become a weapon.

▪️Operation Mockingbird proves that even in the “free press” of the United States, truth can be carefully orchestrated behind the scenes.