A firm run by a former Israeli intelligence officer who used to work for Keir Starmer has been attempting to recruit and pay journalists to publish content favourable toward Keir Starmer’s regime, an investigation by Declassified UK has revealed.
Welcome 411: Starmer’s Israeli spy in action again
411, run by Assaf Kaplan – the former Unit 8200 cyber-spy appointed by Starmer to monitor the social media output of party members during Starmer’s purge of left-wingers and particularly left-wing Jews – has been contacting journalist under the name of ‘The Amplifiers” and offering them cash for pro-Labour articles.
Journalist Amun Bains, for example, received on behalf of the Amplifiers via TikTok saying it was building “a network of digital producers countering the far right online” to “work with producers whose progressive content can cut through the noise and counter the division and disinformation spread by the far right” and would pay Bains £50 a week to post at least five videos on his social media accounts, plus potential bonuses.
According to Declassified UK:
411 was set up last September by former Labour party officers who describe themselves as “the team behind the… historic 2024 general election victory”. It is named after the number of seats won by Keir Starmer’s party.
Documents obtained by Declassified indicate how 411 is recruiting journalists and influencers to publish content which attacks Reform UK and promotes Labour’s political objectives.
411 doesn’t want the public to know who is sponsoring the content, and asks participants to sign non-disclosure agreements before joining The Amplifiers.
The information raises concerns about how a Labour-linked digital communications firm might be attempting to shape the opinions of the British public without its knowledge or consent.
411 claims the work is not connected to the Labour party, but refused to say who was funding The Amplifiers project and for what purpose.
The Labour Party declined to comment – but the refusal appears to confirm that it is indeed Labour that is paying the spy unit for the propaganda campaign:
We do not comment on confidential arrangements with any contractor.
Unit 8200 is the Israeli military’s electronic surveillance unit. Its members are known to mark their headsets for each Palestinian their efforts kill.
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