UK’s Left-Wing Aims to Boost Harris in Election, Trump Alleges Election Interference

The United Kingdom’s Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has stated a top goal is to “kill Musk’s Twitter,” according to a new report from Paul Thacker and Matt Taibbi (Center bias) for Racket News (Center bias).

The Details: Thacker’s The Disinformation Chronicle obtained the documents showing the organization’s top agenda items, including “Trigger EU & UK regulatory action” and “Progress towards change in USA and support for STAR.”

For Context: CCDH founder Morgan McSweeney, who is now advising Vice President Kamala Harris, has been described by Politico (Lean Left bias) as the “election mastermind” who helped left-wing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer rise to power. STAR is the CCDH’s effort to “combat online harms and fortify democracy in the digital age. ” If implemented, Racket highlights that STAR “would create an ‘independent digital regulator’ that could ‘impose consequences’ for harmful content.”

Another Storyline: Shortly after the news broke, outlets across the spectrum reported that former President Donald Trump filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accusing Starmer and his party of election interference after some officials traveled to the U.S. to campaign for Harris. Reuters (Center bias) notes that British partisans from both sides have previously traveled to the U.S. to campaign for presidential candidates.

Media Coverage: Taibbi and Thacker’s report was covered widely by outlets on the right. No left- or center-rated sources covered it. UK-based outlet The Guardian (Lean Left) described Musk as a “prolific source of online disinformation,” and quoted a CCDH employee who said Musk tries to “suppress real work that’s just trying to contribute to the public discussion.”