{"id":1614808,"date":"2022-08-18T13:31:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T17:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1614808"},"modified":"2022-08-18T13:31:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T17:31:34","slug":"ex-cia-chief-who-called-gop-most-dangerous-force-on-earth-is-on-board-of-left-wing-misinformation-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-cia-chief-who-called-gop-most-dangerous-force-on-earth-is-on-board-of-left-wing-misinformation-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-CIA Chief Who Called GOP Most \u2018Dangerous\u2019 Force On Earth Is On Board Of Left-Wing Misinformation Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-cia-chief-who-called-gop-most-dangerous-force-on-earth-is-on-board-of-left-wing-misinformation-group%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1614808&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former CIA Director Michael Hayden, who led the National Security Agency (NSA) during the worst intelligence failure of the 21st century on 9\/11, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidharsanyi\/status\/1560064791577853952?s=20&#038;t=12TNfR93AnE6hu0P_CqQRA\">has some thoughts<\/a> about extremism.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, U.S. National Editor of the Financial Times Edward Luce fired off a tweet declaring Republicans the most dangerous political force to threaten the world in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve covered extremism and violent ideologies around the world over my career,\u201d Luce wrote. \u201cHave never come across a political force more nihilistic, dangerous &#038; contemptible than today\u2019s Republicans. Nothing close.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hayden quoted the post with his approval, saying, \u201cI agree. And I was the CIA Director.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GenMhayden\/status\/1560027626626072577?s=20&#038;t=12TNfR93AnE6hu0P_CqQRA\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Hayden, who just more than a decade ago was authorizing drone strikes to gun down violent extremists, is currently on the advisory board of a left-wing misinformation group that brands itself as a disinformation watchdog. <\/p>\n<p>NewsGuard, a popular pro-censorship browser extension that\u2019s being <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/01\/27\/left-wing-misinformation-group-will-help-teachers-union-indoctrinate-students-with-corrupt-media-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deployed<\/a> in schools to indoctrinate students to accept fake news, did not immediately respond to The Federalist\u2019s inquiries about whether Hayden would remain on the board after indicting he thinks his political opponents are on par with those he used to green-light for aerial execution. <\/p>\n<p>Hayden was also among the more than 50 former intelligence officials who <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewHolden360\/status\/1440459511379030020?s=20&#038;t=tv3q_Le-b6PorhmmJPWKHw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signed a joint letter<\/a> published with Politico to dismiss the Hunter Biden laptop as Russian disinformation in October 2020 despite early confirmation of the computer\u2019s legitimacy. Even after Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/09\/25\/politico-scoop-on-biden-laptop-proves-the-dangers-of-disinformation-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conceded<\/a> the laptop\u2019s authenticity 11 months later, Hayden <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/10\/29\/hayden-center-doubles-down-on-blatant-lie-that-hunter-bidens-laptop-is-russian-disinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doubled down<\/a> on the false claim that its contents are instruments of a Russian disinformation campaign. <\/p>\n<p>The erroneous assertions, however, appear to be guiding the credibility ratings NewsGuard force-feeds to K-12 classrooms. The media group continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/07\/22\/newsguard-downgrades-fox-news-while-rating-hunter-biden-story-censors-with-perfect-credibility\/\">score<\/a> legacy news outlets that botched the Hunter Biden story, including Politico, NPR, and the New York Times, with 100 percent accuracy. Outlets that got the story right, on the other hand, such as the New York Post and The Federalist, are rated with scores of 69.5 and 12.5 out of 100, respectively. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-comments mt-30 mt-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-comments-container d-flex flex-column align-items-center py-30\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fdrlst-mark.svg\" class=\"img-fluid mb-20\" alt=\"The Federalist logo eagle mark\" \/>    <\/p>\n<p>Unlock commenting by joining the Federalist Community.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/plans\/pricing\/\" class=\"btn btn-on-white\">Subscribe<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former CIA Director Michael Hayden, who led the National Security Agency (NSA) during the worst intelligence failure of the 21st century on 9\/11, has some thoughts about extremism. 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