![]() ![]() The ostensible purpose of the sock-puppets created by Spring and her BBC associates is to “really understand polarization online and what’s happening on our social media feeds and what we’re being recommended and being pushed to us can affect all of us.” They included an initiative employing “undercover accounts” which comprise a set of fake “characters” active on social media networks. ![]() Standing before three interactive video screens, Spring outlined an array of investigative projects soon to appear under the auspices of Verify. She explained its mission was to “verify video, factcheck, counter disinformation, and analyze really complex stories so we can get to the truth of what’s going on.” The week after Verify’s rollout was announced, the 27-year-old Spring took to airwaves to acquaint BBC Breakfast viewers with her new venture. The endeavor is said to be “a highly specialized team with a range of forensic and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) capabilities that enable them to go beyond conventional newsroom techniques.” In all, 60 BBC journalists are involved – including the “specialist disinformation correspondent” Marianna Spring. The launch of BBC Verify, “a new brand to address the growing threat of disinformation and build trust with audiences by transparently showing how BBC journalists know the information they are reporting,” has raised questions about whether the British state broadcaster is ramping up plans to manufacture consent for official objectives while maligning dissent. The Pentagon, the headquarters of the US military, was temporarily placed on lockdown after gunshots were fired Tuesday morning near the entrance of the building.Ī Pentagon police officer who was stabbed later died, according to officials who were not authorised to discuss the matter and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of (function() ) Little is known about the history of Marianna Spring, the BBC’s first “disinformation correspondent.” But her record of churning out disinfo of her own in the service of British government objectives sends a bright red flag up over the new Verify project. ![]() WASHINGTON: An officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, and a suspect in the incident was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene, officials said. The officers, who survived, returned fire, fatally wounding the gunman, identified as John Patrick Bedell. In 2010, two officers with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency were wounded when a gunman approached them at a security screening area. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were at the White House meeting with President Joe Biden, at the time of the shooting. The lockdown was lifted except for the area around the crime scene. The agency responsible for security at the building, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, tweeted shortly before noon that the scene of the incident was secure. The facility is just steps from the Pentagon building, which is in Arlington County, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from Washington, DC.Īn Associated Press reporter near the building heard multiple gunshots, then a pause, then at least one additional shot.Īnother AP journalist heard police yelling "shooter".Ī Pentagon announcement said the facility was on lockdown due to "police activity." The incident occurred on a Metro bus platform that is part of the Pentagon Transit Centre, according to the Pentagon Protection Force Protection Agency. The authorities did not immediately provide details or the sequence of events. ![]() The connection between the shooting and the stabbing of the officer was not immediately clear. More details about the violence were expected at a Pentagon news conference. ![]()
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