Four senior executives at Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI have been formally appointed lieutenant colonels in the US Army following the creation of a “special” unit created for rich Big Tech mavens seeking military leadership roles. On June 13, the Army announced the creation of Detachment 201, otherwise known as the “Executive Innovation Corps,” which it describes as “a new initiative designed to fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with military innovation.” Four ultra-wealthy executives from top tech companies were sworn in to […]
The Grayzone’s news content is generally considered to be fringe,[16][2][17][18] and the website maintains a pro-Kremlin editorial line,[26][49] centered around an opposition to the foreign policy of the United States and a desire for a multipolar world.[2] The site has been criticized for defending Russia and other authoritarian regimes.[2][20][39][42][50] In Reorienting Hong Kong’s Resistance: Leftism, Decoloniality, and Internationalism, The Grayzone was described as “known for misleading reporting in the service of authoritarian states”.[25] Nerma Jelacic, writing in the Index on Censorship, described The Grayzone as “a Kremlin-connected online outlet that pushes pro-Russian conspiracy theories and genocide denial.”[51] In 2019, The Grayzone had claimed the Commission for International Justice and Accountability, of which Jelacic is a director, collaborated with ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra affiliates.[51]
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Hmm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grayzone#Reporting_and_reception
I’m gonna assume the headline is a lie.
Looks like it is not a lie. I went and checked for other sources because of your Wikipedia link.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/palantir-meta-openai-execs-to-commission-into-army-reserve-form-detachment-201/ar-AA1GU4Qs
Here is reporting on the announcement of this plan: https://www.wsj.com/tech/army-reserve-tech-executives-meta-palantir-796f5360
They cited their sources.
https://www.army.mil/article/286317/army_launches_detachment_201_executive_innovation_corps_to_drive_tech_transformation
OP should have posted that instead of this weird fascist 3rd party.
I guess, but it’s literally the first link in the article.
Here’s another source that confirms the truth of the headline:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/us-army-tech-executives/
Should probably stick to better sources like that in the future. How did you end up on the Gray Zone in the first place?