Counter Misinformation Team
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Todd Leventhal, Chief of the Misinformation Team, U.S. Department of State and Dante Chinni, Senior Associate, Project for Excellence in Journalism at Washington Foreign Press Center Briefing on "Accuracy in the Media: Misinformation, Mistakes, and Misleading in American and Other Media."
The Counter Misinformation Team or Counter Mis-information Team, headed by Todd Leventhal, is part of the United States Department of State's International Information Programs Bureau.[1] The team responds to misinformation and disinformation about the United States government.
Response to 9/11 conspiracy theories
In an attempt to debunk 9/11 conspiracy theories, they released the "The Top September 11 Conspiracy Theories" report on Aug. 28, 2006. [2]
References
- ^ Todd Leventhal
- ^ U.S. moves to debunk 'alternative theories' on September 11 attacks - International Herald Tribune
External links
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