{"id":564308,"date":"2021-06-15T11:21:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T15:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=564308"},"modified":"2021-06-15T11:21:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T15:21:29","slug":"exclusive-top-conservative-group-slams-aspen-institutes-disinformation-hypocrisy-in-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-top-conservative-group-slams-aspen-institutes-disinformation-hypocrisy-in-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Top Conservative Group Slams Aspen Institute\u2019s Disinformation \u2018Hypocrisy\u2019 In Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fexclusive-top-conservative-group-slams-aspen-institutes-disinformation-hypocrisy-in-letter%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=564308&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--><ul>\n<li><strong>A leading conservative group wrote a scathing letter to the Aspen Institute, criticizing the organization\u2019s commission on disinformation for being far-left and hyper-partisan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Aspen Institute\u2019s Commission on Information Disorder is expected to soon issue a report that will likely castigate conservatives for being more susceptible to and willing to share disinformation, according to the American Principles Project (APP) letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cFor any study on disinformation to be credible, it must take a non-partisan approach which reviews the spread of disinformation from all political stripes and causes,\u201d said the letter that was sent to Aspen Institute President and CEO Daniel Porterfield on Tuesday. \u201cEarly indications leave us skeptical that the Commission can meet this test.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A leading conservative group wrote a scathing letter to the Aspen Institute, criticizing the organization\u2019s commission on disinformation for being far-left and hyper-partisan.<\/p>\n<p>The Aspen Institute\u2019s Commission on Information Disorder is expected to soon issue a report that will likely castigate conservatives for being more susceptible to and willing to share disinformation, according to the American Principles Project (APP) letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. However, the institute\u2019s commission is comprised of progressives who not only have a history of partisanship, but have participated in disinformation campaigns themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor any study on disinformation to be credible, it must take a non-partisan approach which reviews the spread of disinformation from all political stripes and causes,\u201d said the letter sent to Aspen Institute President and CEO Daniel Porterfield on Tuesday. \u201cEarly indications leave us skeptical that the Commission can meet this test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Commission on Information Disorder was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.org\/news\/press-release\/commission-on-information-disorder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched<\/a> in January to examine the U.S. \u201cpublic information crisis\u201d and to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.org\/programs\/commission-on-information-disorder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recommend remedies<\/a> for curbing widespread disinformation. Prince Harry, journalist Katie Couric, Human Rights Foundation Chairman Garry Kasparov and former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Krebs are members of the commission. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/10\/james-murdoch-news-corporation-rupert-murdoch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: James Murdoch Gave $20 Million To Biden, Progressive Groups In 2020: REPORT)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a major problem with these elitists telling the American people what the truth is and what the truth isn\u2019t and and then making themselves the final arbiter of what disinformation is,\u201d APP President Terry Schilling told the DCNF in an interview. \u201cFrom our standpoint, not only is this report from the Aspen Institute biased, it\u2019s self-serving, it\u2019s arrogant, and it\u2019s anti-American.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7214284\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"34\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7214284\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7214284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1315958780-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry speaks onstage during a Global Citizen event at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on May 2. (Kevin Winter\/Getty Images for Global Citizen VAX LIVE)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1315958780-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1315958780-185x120.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1315958780-620x403-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1315958780-768x499-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1315958780-1536x998-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1315958780-2048x1331-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7214284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prince Harry speaks onstage during a Global Citizen event at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on May 2. (Kevin Winter\/Getty Images for Global Citizen VAX LIVE)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Schilling noted that Prince Harry <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/15\/prince-harry-america-first-amendment-bonkers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently said<\/a> the First Amendment is \u201cbonkers\u201d on an Aspen Institute podcast. He questioned why Prince Harry, a member of the British Royal Family, is on an important commission with the power to potentially shape future U.S. policy.<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Murdoch, another member of the commission, and her husband James Murdoch have <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/10\/james-murdoch-news-corporation-rupert-murdoch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">funneled<\/a> tens of millions of dollars into progressive and Democratic political groups. The couple also donated $100 million to the foundation they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/quadrivium-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">co-founded<\/a> seven years ago, which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qdvm.org\/#quadrivium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mainly gives<\/a> to progressive causes. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/10\/chris-krebs-donald-trump-resign-prevent-further-bloodshed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Former CISA Chief Chris Krebs: Trump \u2018Has To Resign\u2019 In Order To \u2018Prevent Further Bloodshed\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Kathryn Murdoch notably donated $500,000 to PACRONYM, Federal Election Commission (FEC) data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/individual-contributions\/?contributor_name=kathryn+murdoch&#038;max_date=12%2F31%2F2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">showed,<\/a> a political action committee that ran a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacronym.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">massive digital campaign<\/a> against former President Donald Trump last year. The organization said its effort was started to \u201cget Trump the f*ck out of office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But PACRONYM was subject to an <a href=\"https:\/\/americansforpublictrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Courier-Newsroom-FEC-Complaint-09-03-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FEC complaint<\/a> last year for creating a faux news outlet called Courier Newsroom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/feb\/22\/rupert-murdochs-son-funds-dem-allied-fake-news-whi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to The Washington Times. Courier Newsroom published local newspapers that disguised Democratic and anti-Trump talking points as legitimate news in swing states.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7214217\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7214217\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7214217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-451989906-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"James and Kathryn Murdoch at the Allen &#038; Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2014 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Scott Olson\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-451989906-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-451989906-173x120.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-451989906-620x430-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-451989906-768x532-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-451989906-1536x1065-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-451989906-2048x1420-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7214217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James and Kathryn Murdoch at the Allen &#038; Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2014 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cardinal &#038; Pine in North Carolina, The Copper Courier in Arizona, UpNorthNews in Wisconsin, The Gander in Michigan and The Keystone in Pennsylvania were some of the fake newspapers PACRONYM created last year, The Washington Times reported. The PAC also created The Americano, which targeted Hispanic voters nationally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[PACRONYM] created an elaborate disinformation network that deceived hundreds of millions of Americans with fake news stories in an attempt to influence the outcome of elections across the country,\u201d the APP letter said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>James Murdoch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/07\/31\/james-murdoch-resigns-news-corp-disagreements-editorial-content\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resigned<\/a>\u00a0in 2020 from News Corporation, the media conglomerate that owns Fox News and was founded by his father Rupert Murdoch. James Murdoch left his family\u2019s company citing \u201cdisagreements over certain editorial content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the 15-member disinformation commission can only be considered bipartisan because of its sole Republican, former Texas Rep. Will Hurd, who is more left-leaning than many conservatives, according to Schilling. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/15\/prince-harry-america-first-amendment-bonkers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Prince Harry Says America\u2019s First Amendment Is \u2018Bonkers\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat it looks like is the typical progressive playbook of \u2018Let\u2019s pretend we aren\u2019t on bias, let\u2019s pretend we\u2019re non-partisan, we\u2019ll include a token republican who\u2019s not really conservative to say that it\u2019s bipartisan,&#8217;\u201d Schilling told the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis should be rejected on its face,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>The Aspen Institute and a spokesperson for James and Kathryn Murdoch didn\u2019t immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ APP\u2019S FULL LETTER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View American Principles Project June 15 Letter on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/511874772\/American-Principles-Project-June-15-Letter#from_embed\">American Principles Project\u2026<\/a> by <a title=\"View Daily Caller News Foundation's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/292804634\/Daily-Caller-News-Foundation#from_embed\">Daily Caller News Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leading conservative group wrote a scathing letter to the Aspen Institute, criticizing the organization\u2019s commission on disinformation for being far-left and hyper-partisan. 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