Storyful - Niche Propagandists Work Full-Time Distorting Syria ConflictTony Cartalucci They helped sell NATO and its corporate-financier backers war of aggression and subjugation against Libya, and has been attempting to sell a repeat of the atrocities committed in North Africa, this time in Syria. They certainly have their hands full. With the emergence of social media and the US State Departments overt attempts at co-opting it to execute its geopolitical agenda, it would be very helpful if there were entire companies dedicated to trawling Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter to supply the Western media houses with prepackaged, filtered content designed specifically to help them bolster their predetermined, biased, self-serving conclusions. One such company indeed exists. Called, Storyful, it claims on its website that: Storyful is the first news agency of the social media age. We help newsrooms find the most valuable content on the social web. But how do we know Storyful is specifically helping the same Western media houses that insidiously sold us the Iraq War, to now sell the Wests narrative versus Syria? Storyful itself admits as much in an entire page(archived here) dedicated to its work on trawling for activist propaganda regarding Syria. Image: Taken from Storyfuls Ongoing Syria Coverage page, it represents a biased, one-sided collection of activist accusations, videos, and photographs meant to portray the Syrian conflict as per the Wests established narrative. While Storyful claims to be a news agency, it clearly is disinterested in balanced coverage, and exposes itself as a niche propaganda outfit. Storyful has validated and published close to 3,000 Syria-related items since the beginning of the conflict there in March 2011. Our team follows emerging events, but also monitors the nuanced ebb and flow of the conflict. It is abundantly clear that what the Western media has been telling us regarding Syria for the past 2 years has been a lie. It is becoming increasingly obvious that the so-called pro-democracy movement is nothing more than a reignited Muslim Brotherhood terror campaign, involving everyone from Al Qaeda affiliated terrorists on the streets, to card-carrying Muslim Brotherhood members leading the Wests various contrived opposition fronts. There is now little doubt of the validity regarding Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hershs 9 page New Yorker report in 2007 that foreshadowed what was described then as a Western conspiracy to overthrow the governments of Iran and Syria with sectarian extremists with direct ties to Al Qaeda. Similar reports from as far back as 2007, including the Wall Street Journals To Check Syria, U.S. Explores Bond With Muslim Brothers likewise contradict fully the narrative put forth by the Wests media monopolies, with the help of niche propagandists like Storyful. Worse yet, are reports like those out of the Fortune 500 funded and chaired Brookings Institution like 2009s Which Path to Persia? which meticulously documents plans to use subversion, faux-democracy movements, and even arming and funding listed-terrorist organizations like Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) to overthrow the nation of Iran. In fact, Brookings prescribed in 2009 that MEK be de-listed first before being used against Iran advice that would eventually be acted upon in 2012,when indeed, MEK was de-listed. Image: Gavin Sherian of Storyfuls response to a torrent of evidence contradicting his and his organizations misrepresentation of the conflict in Syria. From Sherians cackling unprofessional behavior, to the clearly biased nature of Storyfuls own Ongoing Syria Coverage page, it is clear that Storyful is yet another tentacle sprouting forth from Wall Street and Londons corporate-media machine. Organizations like Storyful seek to cash in on this desire, and fill a niche within the intricate web of propaganda and lies industrialists and financiers have built up throughout modern history. It is important to expose and understand what Storyfuls role is, and that other organizations are most likely hiding with them in the dank corners of Wall Street and Londons expansive media machine. Tony Cartaluccis articles have appeared on many alternative media websites, including his own atLand Destroyer Report, Alternative Thai News Network and LocalOrg. Read other contributed articles by Tony Cartalucci here. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 