The lobbying firm run by Boris Johnson’s close ally Sir Lynton Crosby has secretly built a network of unbranded “news” pages on Facebook for dozens of clients ranging from the Saudi government to major polluters, a Guardian investigation has found.
In the most complete account yet of CTF Partners’ outlook and strategy, current and former employees of the campaign consultancy have painted a picture of a business that appears to have professionalised online disinformation, taken on a series of controversial clients and faced incidents of misogynistic bullying in its headquarters.
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The lobbying firm run by Boris Johnson’s close ally Sir Lynton Crosby has secretly built a network of unbranded “news” pages on Facebook for dozens of clients ranging from the Saudi government to major polluters, a Guardian investigation has found.
In the most complete account yet of CTF Partners’ outlook and strategy, current and former employees of the campaign consultancy have painted a picture of a business that appears to have professionalised online disinformation, taken on a series of controversial clients and faced incidents of misogynistic bullying in its headquarters.
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Everyone should remember that The Guardian is a hardcore commiepuke news outlet. Pedal to the metal kind.
Here are a couple quotes from article, note their hatred of MbS and the support of Kashoggi. I wonder if this outfit posted actual news about MbS, very likely that is what provoked The Guardian’s ire. Some of these other cliams such as claims (against cyclists???) would benefit from direct quotes etc. It sounds as though the greatest crime was pushing pro-Brexit.
Another point is that commies always claim the Saudis are the bad guys in Yemen, whereas it is obvious to any rational human that the bad guys are the Iranians and those they arm and train to take over Yemen, any human rights abuses there would need to be looked at very carefully before accepting anything the Guardian spews. In fact just a couple of days ago I saw a report that the Houthis (Shia rebels armed and trained by Iran) are recruiting boys and arming them, the boy I saw in a photo I saw looked 12 or younger.
In a hair pulling contest between The Guardian and (anyone else/fill in the blank) I would assume The Guardian is the bad guy and liar unless there is compelling evidence from another, unbiased source.
From the article:
The news follows the Guardian’s April report that Crosby’s company was behind a series of hugely influential pro-Brexit Facebook groups, which spent as much as £1m seeding the idea of a no-deal exit from the EU in the minds of the British public.
How the company took millions of pounds from the Saudi Arabian government in 2018 to burnish the reputation of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has subsequently been implicated in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
How the company worked with the party of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, who has since been implicated in one of the world’s biggest-ever corruption scandals, in the run-up to the country’s last general election. Razak has denied any wrongdoing.
CTF’s role in political campaigns in countries criticised for their human rights records, ranging from Zimbabwe to Sri Lanka to war-torn Yemen.
How CTF specialises in fighting regulation by seeking to influence key politicians, with campaigns in support of coal power, tobacco, and against cyclists.