There are Leftist news media outlets, and there are Right-wing media outlets, right? What if they were actually just two sides of the same coin? Ben McClintock explains why Glenn Beck and Tucker Carlson are just as fraudulent as Anderson Cooper and Whoopi Goldberg.
This is an excerpt from “UN & Corporate Media Declare Information War,” which you can watch in full, for FREE, here: https://treeoflibertysociety.com/un-corporate-media-declare-information-war/
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TRANSCRIPT
In 1917, Representative Oscar Callaway entered into the Congressional Record information detailing how J.P. Morgan hired 12 high-ranking news managers. These managers were tasked with determining the most influential newspapers in America—and how many outlets would need to be controlled to generally dictate the policy of the daily press in the United States.
The conclusion: they would only need to purchase control of 25 of the greatest newspapers in the country.
That was back in 1917.
The front group set up to determine and coordinate the policies of these papers was the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
And now they admit it—among themselves.
In 1993, The Washington Post published an article titled “Ruling Class Journalists.”
It stated that the executive editor, managing editor, and foreign editor of The New York Times were all members of the CFR, along with executives from other large newspapers, such as The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, the weekly news magazines, network television executives, and celebrities.
Examples included:
- Dan Rather
- Tom Brokaw
- Jim Lehrer
People would expect these names to be associated with the left. But then it also listed:
- Charles Krauthammer
- William Buckley
- George Will
- Jim Hoagland
These are individuals people might think of as “conservatives” or even “constitutionalists.” But that’s the illusion.
For example, William Buckley was not only a CFR member but also a member of Skull and Bones. These so-called conservatives were promoting a version of events within the acceptable boundaries of the larger narrative. They’re neoconservatives—not true defenders of liberty, but approved voices who reinforce the system from a different angle.
We need to understand: left vs. right is a false dichotomy.
These journalists’ CFR membership is not just symbolic—it signifies their active and important role in public affairs and their ascension into America’s ruling class. They don’t merely report on foreign policy—they help formulate it.
Their job is to shape public opinion in ways that lend legitimacy to what the government is already planning or doing.
So what started in 1917 with controlling 25 newspapers has, in our time, expanded into control by corporations. Not just individuals, but the very structures of power—Apple, Bank of America, Chevron, Exxon, Google, Facebook, PayPal—all CFR-affiliated or aligned.
These companies:
- Control what you see in your search results
- Censor counter-narratives via fact-checkers
- Push the same messages—especially during things like Pride Month, across platforms like TikTok (owned by China)
This isn’t just about China trying to undermine America. It’s that the Chinese government, through TikTok, is part of the same global agenda being coordinated through entities like the CFR.
Even the television shows and ads we see promote agenda items in lockstep.
This isn’t just the so-called leftist media. Fox News, National Review, The Weekly Standard—all of these are also part of the ecosystem.
At the local level, you’ve got the Salt Lake Tribune, owned by a national network with CFR connections. The Huntsman family (owners) includes CFR members. The Deseret News has had multiple CFR-affiliated members on their editorial board—and even as publishers.
And on talk radio, you’ll often hear hosts citing National Review, Fox News, or The Weekly Standard to figure out what the “approved” Republican narrative is.
These institutions determine:
- What Republicans are allowed to talk about
- Which solutions are “acceptable”
- How to frame issues within the system
Even at the height of the fake pandemic, figures like Glenn Beck were promoting shutdowns and vaccines—because that was the CFR-approved position for the right. Not just the left.
We must recognize this is not left versus right. It is us versus the power structure.
Even the Deseret News admitted it, echoing what the UN and CFR have said:
“We are in an information war.”
We have to acknowledge that war. If we don’t, we continue to fall victim to the narratives designed to pacify us and prevent effective resistance.
If we don’t fight back in the information war, we become unwilling tools of the agenda.
Remember: they are afraid of losing legitimacy. That’s the weak point. That’s why they work so hard to control the narrative. Delegitimizing their institutions, their media, and their spokespeople is the key.
If we don’t recognize that their power depends on perceived legitimacy—if we keep buying into the idea that they’re just misinformed or doing their best—we will lose.
Because their goal is not to govern; it’s to control.
And it’s working—unless we do something about it.
