Michael Shellenberger is spotlighting the con game played by media giants that seek to be the speech police as the EU cracks down on social media, specifically X.
The free speech warrior, Shellenberger, started with a “correction” from the BBC after it falsely claimed that Donald Trump wanted to kill Liz Cheney shortly before the 2024 election.
Days before last year’s election, the media claimed Trump wanted to kill Liz Cheney, which we debunked at the time. @BBC has now admitted it was a lie. @CNN should do the same. Notably, BBC & CNN have, for years, promoted censorship of their competitors for “misinformation.” https://t.co/VNZpA4vVGa pic.twitter.com/rDmf1HxJHK
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) December 10, 2025
But Shellenberger was just getting started as he continued to call out the dangers of “digital totalitarianism” currently being deployed around the world.
A Norwegian newspaper spread misinformation about the demolition of the Nord Stream pipeline and Facebook censored on the basis of that censorshiphttps://t.co/2tx5KkrPWb https://t.co/jYoT1kdSnm
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) December 10, 2025
EU @vonderleyen is building a digital totalitarian system that would have governments finance propaganda outlets “trusted floggers” and censor anyone who disagrees with the government propaganda. https://t.co/gL2MiOKjF6
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) December 10, 2025
Shellenberg, thankfully, says he’s down for the fight to save the EU from itself:
I will be speaking on December 17 to the EU parliament about the clear and present danger to the EU and the West by the totalitarian policies of @vonderleyen. She and her bosses, @EmmanuelMacron & @_FriedrichMerz , are threatening the security of Europe. pic.twitter.com/tw7qWP6ZUG
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) December 10, 2025
He found plenty of support on X:
CNN lies about everything. pic.twitter.com/tNyY9now3H
— I Love America News (@ILA_NewsX) December 11, 2025
The BBC is a tool for British Intelligence to sell one lie after another to the British public. Alternative news outlets like X is spoiling their propaganda campaign.
— Steve Johnson (@SteveJohns12554) December 10, 2025
Emmy Award winner Martha Byrne demanded that the media be held accountable.
The media needs to be held accountable. Peoples lives are destroyed by those who do the bidding for people who hate our country. Hate YOU! Happened to my family. Still happening. You know who you are. Many are exposed in my book In The Interest of Justice. More needs to be done. https://t.co/YsTaIM63YI
— Martha Byrne (@MarthaByrne10) December 11, 2025
More needs to be done indeed.
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