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'''Eva Karene Bartlett''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] activist, commentator, and blogger who has propagated conspiracy theories in connection to the [[Syrian civil war]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/18/syria-white-helmets-conspiracy-theories|title=How Syria's White Helmets became victims of an online propaganda machine|last=Solon|first=Olivia|date=18 December 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=8 August 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="hspec01">{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Emma |title=Controversial freelance journalist to deliver lectures on Syria in Hamilton |url=https://www.thespec.com/news-story/7079673-controversial-freelance-journalist-to-deliver-lectures-on-syria-in-hamilton/ |accessdate=4 October 2019 |work=The Hamilton Spectator |date=January 22, 2017}}</ref> most notably the disproven allegation that the [[White Helmets (Syrian Civil War)|White Helmets]] stage rescues and "recycle" children in its videos.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/syrian-war-victims-are-being-recycled-and-al-quds-hospital-was-never-bombed/|title=Syrian War Victims Are Being ‘Recycled’ and Al Quds Hospital Was Never Bombed?|last=|first=|date=|website=Snopes|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/syria-myths-debunked_us_585be4dce4b0d9a594574000|title=5 Major Myths About Syria Debunked|last=Robins-Early|first=Nick|date=10 January 2017|work=Huffington Post|access-date=8 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Bartlett describes herself as an "independent writer and rights activist."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-eva-bartletts-claims-about-syrian-children|title=FactCheck: Eva Bartlett’s claims about Syrian children|work=Channel 4 News|access-date=8 August 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> She writes commentary pieces for [[RT (TV network)|RT]]'s website.{{refn|group=note|Bartlett's articles are published in the website's section styled ''Op-ed'' (previously ''Op-edge'').<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/14/as-the-dust-on-an-information-war-settles-the-truth-about-the-battle-for-aleppo/|title=Analysis {{!}} As the dust on an information war settles, the truth about the battle for Aleppo|website=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/2018/04/13/assad-syria-fake-news-war-propaganda-russia-iran-united-states-white-helmets-874161.html|title=Why small groups of Western tourists are flocking to Syria|date=5 April 2018|work=Newsweek|access-date=8 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> Critics contend that her advocacy amounts to participation in a disinformation campaign whereby the aim is to lessen the responsibility of the [[Assad regime]] for the [[Human rights violations during the Syrian civil war#Attacks on civilians in populated areas|acts of indiscriminate killing during the war]].
'''Eva Karene Bartlett''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] activist, commentator, and blogger who has propagated conspiracy theories in connection to the [[Syrian civil war]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/18/syria-white-helmets-conspiracy-theories|title=How Syria's White Helmets became victims of an online propaganda machine|last=Solon|first=Olivia|date=18 December 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=8 August 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="hspec01">{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Emma |title=Controversial freelance journalist to deliver lectures on Syria in Hamilton |url=https://www.thespec.com/news-story/7079673-controversial-freelance-journalist-to-deliver-lectures-on-syria-in-hamilton/ |accessdate=4 October 2019 |work=The Hamilton Spectator |date=January 22, 2017}}</ref> most notably the disproven allegation that the [[White Helmets (Syrian Civil War)|White Helmets]] stage rescues and "recycle" children in its videos.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/syrian-war-victims-are-being-recycled-and-al-quds-hospital-was-never-bombed/|title=Syrian War Victims Are Being ‘Recycled’ and Al Quds Hospital Was Never Bombed?|last=|first=|date=|website=Snopes|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/syria-myths-debunked_us_585be4dce4b0d9a594574000|title=5 Major Myths About Syria Debunked|last=Robins-Early|first=Nick|date=10 January 2017|work=Huffington Post|access-date=8 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Bartlett describes herself as an "independent writer and rights activist."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-eva-bartletts-claims-about-syrian-children|title=FactCheck: Eva Bartlett’s claims about Syrian children|work=Channel 4 News|access-date=8 August 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> She writes commentary pieces for [[RT (TV network)|RT]]'s website.{{refn|group=note|Bartlett's articles are published in the website's section styled ''Op-ed'' (previously ''Op-edge'').<ref name="edge">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301113508/https://www.rt.com/op-edge/|title=''Op-edge'' section of RT's website, later restyled as ''Op-ed''|website=Internet Archive}}</ref>}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/14/as-the-dust-on-an-information-war-settles-the-truth-about-the-battle-for-aleppo/|title=Analysis {{!}} As the dust on an information war settles, the truth about the battle for Aleppo|website=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/2018/04/13/assad-syria-fake-news-war-propaganda-russia-iran-united-states-white-helmets-874161.html|title=Why small groups of Western tourists are flocking to Syria|date=5 April 2018|work=Newsweek|access-date=8 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> Critics contend that her advocacy amounts to participation in a disinformation campaign whereby the aim is to lessen the responsibility of the [[Assad regime]] for the [[Human rights violations during the Syrian civil war#Attacks on civilians in populated areas|acts of indiscriminate killing during the war]].


== Early life ==
== Early life ==

Revision as of 14:55, 28 July 2021

Bartlett in 2014

Eva Karene Bartlett is a Canadian activist, commentator, and blogger who has propagated conspiracy theories in connection to the Syrian civil war,[1][2] most notably the disproven allegation that the White Helmets stage rescues and "recycle" children in its videos.[1][3][4][5] Bartlett describes herself as an "independent writer and rights activist."[3] She writes commentary pieces for RT's website.[note 1][7][8] Critics contend that her advocacy amounts to participation in a disinformation campaign whereby the aim is to lessen the responsibility of the Assad regime for the acts of indiscriminate killing during the war.

Early life

Bartlett was born in the U.S. and grew up in Canada. She taught English in South Korea after finishing university.[9]

Career

From 2008, Bartlett was a pro-Palestinian campaigner with the International Solidarity Movement, making trips to Gaza, reporting and commenting on her blog, and going on speaking tours in North America.[10][11][12][3] Since then, she has commented on the Syrian civil war, and has travelled to Syria six times prior to 2017.[2]

Syrian civil war viral disinformation video

See also: "Crisis actor" as a conspiracy theory motif

In late 2016, Bartlett gained controversy over a video that went viral, in which said that Syrians "overwhelmingly support" Bashar al-Assad, as evidenced by the results of the 2014 election.[13][14] The election was seen as illegitimate by a number of countries and international organizations,[15][16][17] while Russia has endorsed Assad's mandate. Further, she has characterized the White Helmets as being part of a Western propaganda campaign, alleging that rescues by that organization are hoaxes whereby they "recycle" the same children in footage of staged rescues,[13][14][18] and that "no one in eastern Aleppo has heard of [the White Helmets]".[13] In the same video, Bartlett falsely claimed that the al-Quds Hospital bombing in April 2016, where 55 died, never occurred, saying it was rebel propaganda.[4][19] Bartlett's claims were amplified by Russian-controlled outlets such as RT, Sputnik News and In The Now.[20][13] The claims were found to be false by Channel 4 News and Snopes.[1][3][4][5] The broader "same girl" internet meme has been categorized as a derivation of the "crisis actor" conspiracy theories.[21]

In 2017, Bartlett was rebuked by the The Syria Campaign, an advocacy group that campaigns on behalf of the White Helmets:[22] Relying on research done by the social media intelligence company Graphika, it released a report alleging a Russian disinformation campaign in the Syrian Civil War, according to which Bartlett was part of a network seeking to discredit the White Helmets in order to lessen war crimes committed by the Assad regime.[23][24] According to the publication, YouTube had removed several videos of Bartlett because they were on "accounts linked to Russian disinformation".[23] An equal characterization of Bartlett's activity has been made in a 2017 report on the situation in Aleppo, by the American think-tank Atlantic Council.[7][20]

According to Janine di Giovanni in The New York Review of Books, Bartlett is a core member of a group of "Assad’s Western apologists", alongside Vanessa Beeley, Sharmine Narwani, and Max Blumenthal; their work is disseminated by a "spectrum of far-left, anti-West conspiracy theorists; anti-Semites; supporters of Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah; libertarians; and far-right groups".[25]

North Korea trip

Bartlett went[note 2] to North Korea in 2017 alongside Tim Anderson, and said that western media coverage of the country is aimed to "garner support for yet another American-led slaughter of innocent people".[12][27]

Notes

  1. ^ Bartlett's articles are published in the website's section styled Op-ed (previously Op-edge).[6]
  2. ^ An article in HuffPost said the trip was "regime-sponsored".[12] In a commentary piece for RT, Bartlett said her "trip to the DPRK was not paid for by any government, but by myself, with some support from a colleague".[26]

References

  1. ^ a b c Solon, Olivia (18 December 2017). "How Syria's White Helmets became victims of an online propaganda machine". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b Reilly, Emma (22 January 2017). "Controversial freelance journalist to deliver lectures on Syria in Hamilton". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "FactCheck: Eva Bartlett's claims about Syrian children". Channel 4 News. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Syrian War Victims Are Being 'Recycled' and Al Quds Hospital Was Never Bombed?". Snopes.
  5. ^ a b Robins-Early, Nick (10 January 2017). "5 Major Myths About Syria Debunked". Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Op-edge section of RT's website, later restyled as Op-ed". Internet Archive.
  7. ^ a b "Analysis | As the dust on an information war settles, the truth about the battle for Aleppo". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Why small groups of Western tourists are flocking to Syria". Newsweek. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Gaza Under Siege – Eva Bartlett on Reality Asserts Itself (1/2)". The Real News Network. The Real News Network. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  10. ^ Intrigue Ep4: Mayday - Hoax Producers (Podcast). 9 November 2020. Event occurs at 15:11. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  11. ^ Weaver, Matthew (19 January 2009). "'On the blogs: Gaza assesses the devastation". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "'Whitewashing War Crimes': How UK Academics Promote Pro-Assad Conspiracy Theories About Syria". HuffPost UK. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d Daro, Ishmael N. (16 December 2016). "This Quirky New Viral Video Channel Is Funded By The Russian Government". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Den här Facebooksidan sponsras egentligen av den ryska staten". Metro (in Swedish). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Arab League criticizes Syrian election plan". Reuters. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  16. ^ GCC slams Syrian elections as ‘farce’ Archived June 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Syria election: Bashar al-Assad re-elected president in poll with 'no legitimacy'". ABC. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  18. ^ "Fausses images et propagande de la bataille d'Alep". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  19. ^ "The last doctor out of eastern Aleppo: "You can't just turn your back and walk away"". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Atlantic Council - Breaking Aleppo – Breaking Aleppo". www.publications.atlanticcouncil.org. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  21. ^ LaCapria, Kim (26 December 2016). "Did CNN Use the Same Girl in Three Different Refugee Crisis Pictures?". www.snopes.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Support the White Helmets". The Syria Campaign.
  23. ^ a b "Killing The Truth". The Syria Diary. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  24. ^ Reuter, Christoph (21 December 2017). "Desinformation als Kriegswaffe: Russlands perfider Feldzug gegen die Wahrheit". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  25. ^ Di Giovanni, Janine (16 October 2018). "Why Assad and Russia Target the White Helmets". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  26. ^ Bartlett, Eva (12 July 2021). "Larry Sanger is right, Wikipedia has become the establishment thought police - just look at my entry on there". RT (TV network). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Academic praises Kim Jong-Un's North Korea during visit". Queensland Times. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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