Is the CIA Secretly Controlling US Media?

Did the CIA secretly shape the news you read and the movies you watch? In this Skoob Podcast, host Oz Dalton takes you inside Operation Mockingbird, the CIA’s hidden program that infiltrated American media, Hollywood, and even modern social platforms. This AI powered US Podcast uncovers how Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists, major networks, and film studios became tools for propaganda—and why the tactics never truly ended.

From Cold War newsrooms to today’s algorithm-driven feeds, this short podcast reveals the shocking continuity of media manipulation. With deep research, gripping storytelling, and an AI podcast perspective, we pull back the curtain on how truth has been rewritten for decades.

Discover the hidden influence of the CIA and why media freedom may be more fragile than ever.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) THE HIDDEN INFLUENCE: How the CIA Shaped America's Media Landscape

(0:57) THE BIRTH OF A SHADOW NETWORK

(4:24) THE SCALE OF INFILTRATION REVEALED

(7:46) THE GUARDIANS OF OFFICIAL TRUTH

(11:17)THE DIGITAL AGE MANIPULATION

(13:39) WHEN HOLLYWOOD BECOMES A PROPAGANDA MACHINE

(15:40) THE GLOBAL DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN

(18:17) THE CLIMATE CHANGE CONNECTION

(20:22) THE PERPETUAL OPERATION