Introduction
The Impact of Leakage, Whistleblowing, and the Rise of Propaganda
Introduction
Leakage and the dissemination of fake news have become increasingly detrimental issues in modern society, as political operatives and whistleblowers use leaks to shape public opinion, decision-making, and power distribution. Leakers, often hold-over bureaucrats with access to government or privileged information, can sabotage administrations by leaking information to the press. Scholars examine the Nixon Presidency and its impact to the Watergate scandal, traces President Nixon's rise and fall from power.
Today's media operates from an amoral standard of ethical behavior, paying informants strategically placed at all levels of the U.S. government and corporate America. Courts have enforced government non-disclosure agreements designed to protect sensitive information, with the Supreme Court finding these arrangements to create enforceable fiduciary duties. The Watergate scandal involved the Nixon team's clandestine activities, including assembling fake dossiers, leaking false and manufactured information to the press, burglarizing, and stealing confidential campaign files, and investigating the lives of dozens of Democratic candidates and their families.
The new paradigm of the digital age allows for the spread of information in alternative forms of the Internet, social media, and blogs. Emails are vulnerable to being hacked and exposed, and the Affective Events Theory (AET) and Equity vs. Expectancy Theory can help explain how emotions and moods can influence job performance and job satisfaction.
Workplace deviance due to information leaks is a common issue in today's digital society, costing governments and private enterprises significant money and negative energy. Between 33% and 75% of individuals engage in deviant behaviors, including thefts, vandalism, theft, fraud, and deliberate absenteeism. WikiLeaks, founded by Julian Assange, faced allegations of spying and hacking, leading to his asylum in Ecuador's London embassy. The US government released indictments against Assange in 2018, accusing him of computer intrusions.
The US Senate acquitted President Donald Trump on impeachment charges, largely along party lines. Trump was also impeached just prior to his presidency ended for the second time. That charge, “incitement of insurrection” also failed for a lack of two-thirds vote in the U. S. Senate. Trump and his loyalist hailed that fake news and propaganda has been weaponized by political opponents to discredit him. Leaks have been used strategically to shape public opinion, decision-making, and power distribution. Powerful elites and those seeking to disrupt or question their power combine leaking with advanced methodologies in hacking, counter-surveillance, and propaganda.
In the 21st century, the mind is becoming the new frontier for governmental-military-corporate organizations pushing the same AI-driven agenda of an NWO. Research is underway to understand and decode the brain, which could lead to useful benefits for the rich and powerful. Leaking and political hacking are part of the process to undermine, discredit, and destabilize opponents. Social media outlets rely on personal emotions and beliefs, making them easily influenced by distorted and often unreliable information.
Social media platforms have become a platform for sharing fake news and disinformation, with everyday users gravitating towards information that aligns with their existing views and values. This proliferation of incorrect information, known as "digital wildfires," poses a significant threat to governments and societies. The term "fake news" has been in circulation for over 125 years, and it is often associated with political narratives perceived as detrimental to a certain organization, entity, or individual.
Researchers in academia have examined the potential influence that entertainment might exert on political dynamics, particularly in relation to the satirical tone of talk shows like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart or The Colbert Report. The impact of entertainment-driven journalism on the political landscape has been brought into question, particularly in relation to the satirical tone of talk shows like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart or The Colbert Report.
Fake news consists of deliberately false stories that appear to come from credible, journalistic sources, designed originally to be spread around the internet. Propaganda is the spreading of ideas, information, or rumors for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person. Whistleblowers reveal something covert or informs against another, especially an employee who brings wrongdoing by an employer. Yellow journalism uses lurid features and sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation.