''The Grayzone'' is a far-left

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founded and edited by American journalist

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. The website, initially founded as ''The Grayzone Project'', was affiliated with

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before becoming independent in early 2018. A

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website, it is known for misleading reporting and sympathetic coverage of

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. ''The Grayzone'' has denied human rights abuses against Uyghurs, promulgated conspiracy theories about

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, Syria and other regions, and promoted pro-Russian propaganda during the

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. ''The Grayzone'' has been described by ''Commentary'' as a propaganda shop devoted to pushing pro-

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, pro- Maduro, pro-

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, and pro-

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narratives.

History

''The Grayzone'' was founded as a blog called ''The Grayzone Project'' in December 2015 by Max Blumenthal. The blog was hosted on AlterNet from its inception until early 2018, when ''The Grayzone'' became independent of the website.

Content

''The Grayzone'''s news content is generally considered to be

and the website maintains a pro-Kremlin editorial line. The website has supported the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, publishing content denying that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against civilians during the Syrian civil war, and accused

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investigators of a "cover-up." The website has also denied the scope of the

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and alleged

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, downplaying widely reported abuses by the

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against Turkic Muslim minorities in

. A report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), which studied 28 social media accounts, individuals, outlets and organisations, stated that ''Grayzone'' reporter

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was the "most prolific spreader of disinformation" on matters concerning Syria amongst its study group, overtaking Vanessa Beeley. ''The Grayzone'' promoted the Nicaraguan government's narrative on the

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and the 2018–2022 Nicaraguan protests. The platform also conducted an "unquestioning interview", according to ''The Guardian'', with Daniel Ortega. Blumenthal and Norton expressed their support to the regime dancing to "El Comandante se queda" (English: ) a cumbia song composed in support of Ortega during the 2018 protests. ''The Grayzone'' published an

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, promoted by RT, criticizing ''

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'''s coverage of Nicaragua and one of its contributors,

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. Goette-Luciak was later arrested and deported by the Nicaraguan government. John Perry, writing under the pseudonym Charles Redvers, published a "confession" on ''The Grayzone'' of student protester Valeska Sandoval. The confession was false and Sandoval made it under

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while in prison. In February 2021, tweets concerning a ''Grayzone'' article by Blumenthal were the first to receive a

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