Links to a report from National Public Radio and to commentary from jonathan-cook.net via Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on the names below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 14  How The Onion came to own the website Infowars. Reported by Erika Ryan, Ari Shapiro and John Ketchum | NPR  The website Infowars, home to right-wing conspiracy theories, is now owned by The Onion, home to fake headlines like “Oklahoma Law Requires 10 Commandments To Be Displayed In Every Womb.” Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM NOV. 16  Deliberate lies about Amsterdam violence, by Jonathan Cook | jonathan-cook.net / Consortium News  The media’s role in peddling disinformation over last week’s violence in Amsterdam just keeps getting darker. Owen Jones has interviewed a Dutch woman who shot the footage used by major outlets . . . Click HERE for article and videos.