During the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, ZeroHedge speculated that a Chinese lab in Wuhan might have information about the novel coronavirus. This led to a series of actions against ZeroHedge, including being banned from various social media platforms and losing advertisers. The origin of these actions, as revealed in a new book by investigative journalist Paul Holden, traces back to UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer’s political machine. The campaign, known as Stop Funding Fake News (SFFN), was actually orchestrated by senior Labour figures and funded by wealthy donors. It aimed to destabilize independent media aligned with Labour’s left, promote Starmer’s leadership bid, and silence dissenting media outlets. The campaign targeted both left-wing and right-wing media, using tactics like identifying advertisers on targeted sites and pressuring them to pull their ads. Despite facing backlash, the group behind SFFN, including figures like Morgan McSweeney and Imran Ahmed, continued to push their agenda of demonetizing and delegitimizing certain media outlets. The campaign extended to the US, with efforts to influence social media platforms like Twitter and target prominent figures like Elon Musk. The true nature of SFFN, as a political weapon disguised as grassroots activism, highlights the lengths to which some are willing to go to control the narrative in media and politics.
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