2017 NDAA: Obama Signs “Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act”21st Century Wire says In typical NDAA signing fashion, Obama signed the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) quietly and with little fan fare as Americans are distracted by the mholiday festivities. What dirty tricks can we expect to see in the 2017 NDAA? Coming from the policy makers that struck down the Smith Mundt Act and legalized indefinite detention of Americans in past iterations, we re sure it can t be benign this year. The Hypocrisy of legalizing propaganda (overturning the Smith Mundt Act) then creating an act to counter propaganda: What are we to make of this new  Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act  included in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act? The politicians and the mainstream media outlets have shown their cards yet again with a massive contradiction in policy. In one iteration of the NDAA policy makers overturn Smith Mundt thereby legalizing state sponsored propaganda to be used on the citizens of the United States and in the latest iteration we see the NDAA include an act to counter disinformation and propaganda. We can easily make the connection that in the wake of the  Fake News  hash tag war that has been unleashed upon independent media, with FaceBook partnering with government sponsored  Fact Checking  sites and algorithms being put in place to remove so-called  Fake News  from social media feeds, that this latest addition to the NDAA does not bode well for independent media and has massive potential to be abused for political purposes.  Tyler Durden Zero HedgeLate on Friday, with the US population embracing the upcoming holidays and oblivious of most news emerging from the administration, Obama quietly signed into law the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which authorizes $611 billion for the military in 2017.In a statement, Obama said that:Today, I have signed into law S. 2943, the  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.  This Act authorizes fiscal year 2017 appropriations principally for the Department of Defense and for Department of Energy national security programs, provides vital benefits for military personnel and their families, and includes authorities to facilitate ongoing operations around the globe. It continues many critical authorizations necessary to ensure that we are able to sustain our momentum in countering the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and to reassure our European allies, as well as many new authorizations that, among other things, provide the Departments of Defense and Energy more flexibility in countering cyber-attacks and our adversaries  use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Much of the balance of Obama s statement blamed the GOP for Guantanamo s continued operation and warned that  unless the Congress changes course, it will be judged harshly by history,  Obama said. Obama also said Congress failed to use the bill to reduce wasteful overhead (like perhaps massive F-35 cost overruns?) or modernize military health care, which he said would exacerbate budget pressures facing the military in the years ahead.But while the passage of the NDAA   and the funding of the US military   was hardly a surprise, the biggest news is what was buried deep inside the provisions of the Defense Authortization Act.Recall that as we reported in early June,  a bill to implement the U.S.  very own de facto Ministry of Truth had been quietly introduced in Congress. As with any legislation attempting to dodge the public spotlight the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016 marks a further curtailment of press freedom and another avenue to stultify avenues of accurate information. Introduced by Congressmen Adam Kinzinger and Ted Lieu, H.R. 5181 seeks a  whole-government approach without the bureaucratic restrictions  to counter  foreign disinformation and manipulation,  which they believe threaten the world s  security and stability. Also called the Countering Information Warfare Act of 2016 (S. 2692), when introduced in March by Sen. Rob Portman, the legislation represents a dramatic return to Cold War-era government propaganda battles.  These countries spend vast sums of money on advanced broadcast and digital media capabilities, targeted campaigns, funding of foreign political movements, and other efforts to influence key audiences and populations,  Portman explained, adding that while the U.S. spends a relatively small amount on its Voice of America, the Kremlin provides enormous funding for its news organization, RT. Surprisingly,  Portman continued,  there is currently no single U.S. governmental agency or department charged with the national level development, integration and synchronization of whole-of-government strategies to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation. Long before the  fake news  meme became a daily topic of extensive conversation on such discredited mainstream portals as CNN and WaPo, H.R. 5181 would task the Secretary of State with coordinating the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors to  establish a Center for Information Analysis and Response,  which will pinpoint sources of disinformation, analyze data, and   in true dystopic manner    develop and disseminate   fact-based narratives  to counter effrontery propaganda.In short, long before  fake news  became a major media topic, the US government was already planning its legally-backed crackdown on anything it would eventually label  fake news. * * *Fast forward to December 8, when the  Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act  passed in the Senate, quietly inserted inside the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report.And now, following Friday s Obama signing of the NDAA on Friday evening, the Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act is now law.* * *Here is the full statement issued by the generously funded Senator Rob Portman (R- Ohio) on the singing into law of a bill that further chips away at press liberties in the US, and which sets the stage for future which hunts and website shutdowns, purely as a result of an accusation that any one media outlet or site is considered as a source of  disinformation and propaganda  and is shut down by the government.President Signs Portman-Murphy Counter-Propaganda Bill into LawPortman-Murphy Bill Promotes Coordinated Strategy to Defend America, Allies Against Propaganda and Disinformation from Russia, China & OthersU.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today announced that their Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act   legislation designed to help American allies counter foreign government propaganda from Russia, China, and other nations   has been signed into law as part of the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report. The bipartisan bill, which was introduced by Senators Portman and Murphy in March, will improve the ability of the United States to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation from our enemies by establishing an interagency center housed at the State Department to coordinate and synchronize counter-propaganda efforts throughout the U.S. government. To support these efforts, the bill also creates a grant program for NGOs, think tanks, civil society and other experts outside government who are engaged in counter-propaganda related work. This will better leverage existing expertise and empower our allies overseas to defend themselves from foreign manipulation. It will also help foster a free and vibrant press and civil society overseas, which is critical to ensuring our allies have access to truthful information and inoculating people against foreign propaganda campaigns. Our enemies are using foreign propaganda and disinformation against us and our allies, and so far the U.S. government has been asleep at the wheel,  Portman said.  But today, the United States has taken a critical step towards confronting the extensive, and destabilizing, foreign propaganda and disinformation operations being waged against us by our enemies overseas. With this bill now law, we are finally signaling that enough is enough; the United States will no longer sit on the sidelines. We are going to confront this threat head-on. I am confident that, with the help of this bipartisan bill, the disinformation and propaganda used against us, our allies, and our interests will fail. The use of propaganda to undermine democracy has hit a new low. But now we are finally in a position to confront this threat head on and get out the truth. By building up independent, objective journalism in places like eastern Europe, we can start to fight back by exposing these fake narratives and empowering local communities to protect themselves,  said Murphy.  I m proud that our bill was signed into law, and I look forward to working with Senator Portman to make sure these tools and new resources are effectively used to get out the truth. NOTE: The bipartisan Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act is organized around two main priorities to help achieve the goal of combatting the constantly evolving threat of foreign disinformation from our enemies Continue this report at Zero HedgeREAD MORE MSM LIES AT: 21st Century Wire MSM Watch FilesMiddle-east
ncaa obama signs countering disinformation propaganda act century wire says in typical ncaa signing fashion obama signed national defense authorization act ncaa quietly little fan fare americans distracted holiday festivities what dirty tricks expect see ncaa coming policy makers struck smith mundo act legalized indefinite detention americans past iterations sure benign year the hypocrisy legalizing propaganda overturning smith mundo act creating act counter propaganda what make new countering disinformation propaganda act included national defense authorization act the politicians mainstream media outlets shown cards yet massive contradiction policy in one iteration ncaa policy makers overturn smith mundo thereby legalizing state sponsored propaganda used citizens united states latest iteration see ncaa include act counter disinformation propaganda we easily make connection wake fake news hash tag war unleashed upon independent media facebook partnering government sponsored fact checking sites algorithms put place remove fake news social media feeds latest addition ncaa code well independent media massive potential abused political purposes tyler burden zero hedgelate friday us population embracing upcoming holidays oblivious news emerging administration obama quietly signed law national defense authorization act ncaa authorizes billion military statement obama said today i signed law national defense authorization act fiscal year this act authorizes fiscal year appropriations principally department defense department energy national security programs provides vital benefits military personnel families includes authorities facilitate ongoing operations around globe it continues many critical authorization necessary ensure able sustain momentum countering threat posed islamic state iraq devant reassure european allies well many new authorization among things provide departments defense energy flexibility countering adversaries use unmanned aerial vehicles much balance obama statement blamed gop guantanamo continued operation warned unless congress changes course judged harshly history obama said obama also said congress failed use bill reduce wasteful overhead like perhaps massive cost overrun modernize military health care said would exacerbated budget pressures facing military years passage ncaa funding us military hardly surprise biggest news buried deep inside provisions defense authorization reported early june bill implement de facto ministry truth quietly introduced congress as legislation attempting dodge public spotlight countering foreign propaganda disinformation act marks curtailment press freedom another avenue stultify avenues accurate information introduced congressmen adam kinzinger ted lieu seeks approach without bureaucratic restrictions counter foreign disinformation manipulation believe threaten world security stability also called countering information warfare act introduced march sen rob portal legislation represents dramatic return cold government propaganda battles these countries spend vast sums money advanced broadcast digital media capabilities targeted campaigns funding foreign political movements efforts influence key audiences populations portal explained adding spends relatively small amount voice america kremlin provides enormous funding news organization rt surprisingly portal continued currently single governmental agency department charged national level development integration synchronization strategies counter foreign propaganda disinformation long fake news meme became daily topic extensive conversation discredited mainstream portals cnn wapo would task secretary state coordinating secretary defense director national intelligence broadcasting board governors establish center information analysis response pinpoint sources disinformation analyze data true dystopian manner develop disseminate narratives counter effrontery short long fake news became major media topic us government already planning crackdown anything would eventually label fake news fast forward december countering disinformation propaganda act passed senate quietly inserted inside national defense authorization act ncaa conference following friday obama signing ncaa friday evening countering disinformation propaganda act law here full statement issued generously funded senator rob portal ohio singing law bill chips away press liberties us sets stage future hunts website shutdown purely result accusation one media outlet site considered source disinformation propaganda shut signs bill bill promotes coordinated strategy defend america allies against propaganda disinformation russia china senators rob portal chris murphy today announced countering disinformation propaganda act legislation designed help american allies counter foreign government propaganda russia china nations signed law part fy national defense authorization act ncaa conference report the bipartisan bill introduced senators portal murphy march improve ability united states counter foreign propaganda disinformation enemies establishing interagency center housed state department coordinate synchronized efforts throughout government to support efforts bill also creates grant program nos think tanks civil society experts outside government engaged related work this better leverage existing expertise empower allies overseas defend foreign manipulation it also help foster free vibrant press civil society overseas critical ensuring allies access truthful information insulating people foreign propaganda campaigns our enemies using foreign propaganda disinformation us allies far government asleep wheel portal said but today united states taken critical step towards confronting extensive stabilizing foreign propaganda disinformation operations waged us enemies overseas with bill law finally signaling enough enough united states longer sit sidelines we going confront threat i confident help bipartisan bill disinformation propaganda used us allies interests fail the use propaganda undermine democracy hit new low but finally position confront threat head get truth by building independent objective journalism places like eastern europe start fight back exposing fake narratives empowering local communities protect said murphy i proud bill signed law i look forward working senator portal make sure tools new resources effectively used get truth note the bipartisan countering disinformation propaganda act organized around two main priorities help achieve goal combating constantly evolving threat foreign disinformation enemies continue report zero hedgeread more mm lies at century wire mm watch
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: 2017 NDAA: Obama Signs “Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act”21st Century Wire says In typical NDAA signing fashion, Obama signed the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) quietly and with little fan fare as Americans are distracted by the mholiday festivities. What dirty tricks can we expect to see in the 2017 NDAA? Coming from the policy makers that struck down the Smith Mundt Act and legalized indefinite detention of Americans in past iterations, we re sure it can t be benign this year. The Hypocrisy of legalizing propaganda (overturning the Smith Mundt Act) then creating an act to counter propaganda: What are we to make of this new  Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act  included in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act? The politicians and the mainstream media outlets have shown their cards yet again with a massive contradiction in policy. In one iteration of the NDAA policy makers overturn Smith Mundt thereby legalizing state sponsored propaganda to be used on the citizens of the United States and in the latest iteration we see the NDAA include an act to counter disinformation and propaganda. We can easily make the connection that in the wake of the  Fake News  hash tag war that has been unleashed upon independent media, with FaceBook partnering with government sponsored  Fact Checking  sites and algorithms being put in place to remove so-called  Fake News  from social media feeds, that this latest addition to the NDAA does not bode well for independent media and has massive potential to be abused for political purposes.  Tyler Durden Zero HedgeLate on Friday, with the US population embracing the upcoming holidays and oblivious of most news emerging from the administration, Obama quietly signed into law the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which authorizes $611 billion for the military in 2017.In a statement, Obama said that:Today, I have signed into law S. 2943, the  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.  This Act authorizes fiscal year 2017 appropriations principally for the Department of Defense and for Department of Energy national security programs, provides vital benefits for military personnel and their families, and includes authorities to facilitate ongoing operations around the globe. It continues many critical authorizations necessary to ensure that we are able to sustain our momentum in countering the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and to reassure our European allies, as well as many new authorizations that, among other things, provide the Departments of Defense and Energy more flexibility in countering cyber-attacks and our adversaries  use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Much of the balance of Obama s statement blamed the GOP for Guantanamo s continued operation and warned that  unless the Congress changes course, it will be judged harshly by history,  Obama said. Obama also said Congress failed to use the bill to reduce wasteful overhead (like perhaps massive F-35 cost overruns?) or modernize military health care, which he said would exacerbate budget pressures facing the military in the years ahead.But while the passage of the NDAA   and the funding of the US military   was hardly a surprise, the biggest news is what was buried deep inside the provisions of the Defense Authortization Act.Recall that as we reported in early June,  a bill to implement the U.S.  very own de facto Ministry of Truth had been quietly introduced in Congress. As with any legislation attempting to dodge the public spotlight the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016 marks a further curtailment of press freedom and another avenue to stultify avenues of accurate information. Introduced by Congressmen Adam Kinzinger and Ted Lieu, H.R. 5181 seeks a  whole-government approach without the bureaucratic restrictions  to counter  foreign disinformation and manipulation,  which they believe threaten the world s  security and stability. Also called the Countering Information Warfare Act of 2016 (S. 2692), when introduced in March by Sen. Rob Portman, the legislation represents a dramatic return to Cold War-era government propaganda battles.  These countries spend vast sums of money on advanced broadcast and digital media capabilities, targeted campaigns, funding of foreign political movements, and other efforts to influence key audiences and populations,  Portman explained, adding that while the U.S. spends a relatively small amount on its Voice of America, the Kremlin provides enormous funding for its news organization, RT. Surprisingly,  Portman continued,  there is currently no single U.S. governmental agency or department charged with the national level development, integration and synchronization of whole-of-government strategies to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation. Long before the  fake news  meme became a daily topic of extensive conversation on such discredited mainstream portals as CNN and WaPo, H.R. 5181 would task the Secretary of State with coordinating the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors to  establish a Center for Information Analysis and Response,  which will pinpoint sources of disinformation, analyze data, and   in true dystopic manner    develop and disseminate   fact-based narratives  to counter effrontery propaganda.In short, long before  fake news  became a major media topic, the US government was already planning its legally-backed crackdown on anything it would eventually label  fake news. * * *Fast forward to December 8, when the  Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act  passed in the Senate, quietly inserted inside the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report.And now, following Friday s Obama signing of the NDAA on Friday evening, the Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act is now law.* * *Here is the full statement issued by the generously funded Senator Rob Portman (R- Ohio) on the singing into law of a bill that further chips away at press liberties in the US, and which sets the stage for future which hunts and website shutdowns, purely as a result of an accusation that any one media outlet or site is considered as a source of  disinformation and propaganda  and is shut down by the government.President Signs Portman-Murphy Counter-Propaganda Bill into LawPortman-Murphy Bill Promotes Coordinated Strategy to Defend America, Allies Against Propaganda and Disinformation from Russia, China & OthersU.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today announced that their Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act   legislation designed to help American allies counter foreign government propaganda from Russia, China, and other nations   has been signed into law as part of the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report. The bipartisan bill, which was introduced by Senators Portman and Murphy in March, will improve the ability of the United States to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation from our enemies by establishing an interagency center housed at the State Department to coordinate and synchronize counter-propaganda efforts throughout the U.S. government. To support these efforts, the bill also creates a grant program for NGOs, think tanks, civil society and other experts outside government who are engaged in counter-propaganda related work. This will better leverage existing expertise and empower our allies overseas to defend themselves from foreign manipulation. It will also help foster a free and vibrant press and civil society overseas, which is critical to ensuring our allies have access to truthful information and inoculating people against foreign propaganda campaigns. Our enemies are using foreign propaganda and disinformation against us and our allies, and so far the U.S. government has been asleep at the wheel,  Portman said.  But today, the United States has taken a critical step towards confronting the extensive, and destabilizing, foreign propaganda and disinformation operations being waged against us by our enemies overseas. With this bill now law, we are finally signaling that enough is enough; the United States will no longer sit on the sidelines. We are going to confront this threat head-on. I am confident that, with the help of this bipartisan bill, the disinformation and propaganda used against us, our allies, and our interests will fail. The use of propaganda to undermine democracy has hit a new low. But now we are finally in a position to confront this threat head on and get out the truth. By building up independent, objective journalism in places like eastern Europe, we can start to fight back by exposing these fake narratives and empowering local communities to protect themselves,  said Murphy.  I m proud that our bill was signed into law, and I look forward to working with Senator Portman to make sure these tools and new resources are effectively used to get out the truth. NOTE: The bipartisan Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act is organized around two main priorities to help achieve the goal of combatting the constantly evolving threat of foreign disinformation from our enemies Continue this report at Zero HedgeREAD MORE MSM LIES AT: 21st Century Wire MSM Watch FilesMiddle-east
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: ncaa obama signs countering disinformation propaganda act century wire says in typical ncaa signing fashion obama signed national defense authorization act ncaa quietly little fan fare americans distracted holiday festivities what dirty tricks expect see ncaa coming policy makers struck smith mundo act legalized indefinite detention americans past iterations sure benign year the hypocrisy legalizing propaganda overturning smith mundo act creating act counter propaganda what make new countering disinformation propaganda act included national defense authorization act the politicians mainstream media outlets shown cards yet massive contradiction policy in one iteration ncaa policy makers overturn smith mundo thereby legalizing state sponsored propaganda used citizens united states latest iteration see ncaa include act counter disinformation propaganda we easily make connection wake fake news hash tag war unleashed upon independent media facebook partnering government sponsored fact checking sites algorithms put place remove fake news social media feeds latest addition ncaa code well independent media massive potential abused political purposes tyler burden zero hedgelate friday us population embracing upcoming holidays oblivious news emerging administration obama quietly signed law national defense authorization act ncaa authorizes billion military statement obama said today i signed law national defense authorization act fiscal year this act authorizes fiscal year appropriations principally department defense department energy national security programs provides vital benefits military personnel families includes authorities facilitate ongoing operations around globe it continues many critical authorization necessary ensure able sustain momentum countering threat posed islamic state iraq devant reassure european allies well many new authorization among things provide departments defense energy flexibility countering adversaries use unmanned aerial vehicles much balance obama statement blamed gop guantanamo continued operation warned unless congress changes course judged harshly history obama said obama also said congress failed use bill reduce wasteful overhead like perhaps massive cost overrun modernize military health care said would exacerbated budget pressures facing military years passage ncaa funding us military hardly surprise biggest news buried deep inside provisions defense authorization reported early june bill implement de facto ministry truth quietly introduced congress as legislation attempting dodge public spotlight countering foreign propaganda disinformation act marks curtailment press freedom another avenue stultify avenues accurate information introduced congressmen adam kinzinger ted lieu seeks approach without bureaucratic restrictions counter foreign disinformation manipulation believe threaten world security stability also called countering information warfare act introduced march sen rob portal legislation represents dramatic return cold government propaganda battles these countries spend vast sums money advanced broadcast digital media capabilities targeted campaigns funding foreign political movements efforts influence key audiences populations portal explained adding spends relatively small amount voice america kremlin provides enormous funding news organization rt surprisingly portal continued currently single governmental agency department charged national level development integration synchronization strategies counter foreign propaganda disinformation long fake news meme became daily topic extensive conversation discredited mainstream portals cnn wapo would task secretary state coordinating secretary defense director national intelligence broadcasting board governors establish center information analysis response pinpoint sources disinformation analyze data true dystopian manner develop disseminate narratives counter effrontery short long fake news became major media topic us government already planning crackdown anything would eventually label fake news fast forward december countering disinformation propaganda act passed senate quietly inserted inside national defense authorization act ncaa conference following friday obama signing ncaa friday evening countering disinformation propaganda act law here full statement issued generously funded senator rob portal ohio singing law bill chips away press liberties us sets stage future hunts website shutdown purely result accusation one media outlet site considered source disinformation propaganda shut signs bill bill promotes coordinated strategy defend america allies against propaganda disinformation russia china senators rob portal chris murphy today announced countering disinformation propaganda act legislation designed help american allies counter foreign government propaganda russia china nations signed law part fy national defense authorization act ncaa conference report the bipartisan bill introduced senators portal murphy march improve ability united states counter foreign propaganda disinformation enemies establishing interagency center housed state department coordinate synchronized efforts throughout government to support efforts bill also creates grant program nos think tanks civil society experts outside government engaged related work this better leverage existing expertise empower allies overseas defend foreign manipulation it also help foster free vibrant press civil society overseas critical ensuring allies access truthful information insulating people foreign propaganda campaigns our enemies using foreign propaganda disinformation us allies far government asleep wheel portal said but today united states taken critical step towards confronting extensive stabilizing foreign propaganda disinformation operations waged us enemies overseas with bill law finally signaling enough enough united states longer sit sidelines we going confront threat i confident help bipartisan bill disinformation propaganda used us allies interests fail the use propaganda undermine democracy hit new low but finally position confront threat head get truth by building independent objective journalism places like eastern europe start fight back exposing fake narratives empowering local communities protect said murphy i proud bill signed law i look forward working senator portal make sure tools new resources effectively used get truth note the bipartisan countering disinformation propaganda act organized around two main priorities help achieve goal combating constantly evolving threat foreign disinformation enemies continue report zero hedgeread more mm lies at century wire mm watch