Britain’s Information Research Department targeted the left-wing movements and anti-colonial leaders such as Egypt’s Nasser, Indonesia’s Sukarno, and Ghana’s Nkrumah, aiming to incite violence, foment tensions, and protect British interests.
Files reveal that the UK government’s covert propaganda unit, the IRD’s Special Editorial Unit, ran fake news agencies, forged documents, and manipulated journalists globally to undermine the Soviet…
