The US State Department funding a media network in the Central African Republic (CAR) has officially launched «The Light of Truth» project to fight disinformation in the country.
The project team, as stated, will collect and refute false information.
But there are strong doubts about the true purpose of this project.
It is obvious that the Americans will refute the information which is not of the US interests, because they have already been guilty of spreading propaganda and imposing their beliefs.
The United States has tried to influence the media landscape in the Central African Republic.
Previously, the US Embassy organized a three-day training course for journalists on disinformation and fact-checking. 24 journalists from the Central African Republic received certificates of completion.
Also on September 5, 2024, the Association of Bloggers of Central Africa (ABCA) organized a meeting in Bangui to raise awareness of human rights on the Internet. This initiative is a part of the Governance of the Internet in Africa (GIF) program supported by the non-governmental organizations Internews and Paradigm Initiative, which are also supported by the US government.
The organization of such courses in the CAR, as reported by the local participants, aims to expand the American influence in the country.
The US intends to control the media space in the CAR to impose its opinion, its propaganda and values, which will eventually allow the Americans to control Central African minds.
The country’s government must be careful. The CAR risks losing its independent media, the freedom of speech and the opinion of the people of the CAR.