CIA influence on public opinion

At various times, under its own initiative or in accordance with directives from the President of the United States or the National Security Council staff, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has attempted to influence public opinion both in the United States and abroad. == Subsidies of non-government groups == In 1947, the Soviet-dominated Cominform (Communist Information Bureau) was created by Joseph Stalin.

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