PM Browne Slams Opposition-Aligned Media for Spreading Misinformation
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has condemned what he describes as a persistent campaign of misinformation by opposition-aligned media, alleging that false narratives are being used to destabilize the government and mislead the public.
During his weekend Browne and Browne Show, the Prime Minister asserted that certain media outlets have been deliberately distorting facts to create public distrust. He emphasized that misinformation poses a direct threat to democracy, as it influences voter perceptions based on falsehoods rather than reality.
Browne referenced legal precedents, including a Privy Council ruling that deemed deliberate misinformation a public interest threat, supporting his argument that such tactics undermine governance. He noted that opposition figures frequently collaborate with foreign journalists to spread misleading reports, often to the detriment of Antigua and Barbuda’s international reputation.
The Prime Minister also addressed recent reports concerning the Alfa Nero case, stating that some international media outlets had published false claims about missing funds. He announced that the government would be making full financial records public to counter any misinformation. Additionally, legal counsel is reviewing potential defamation claims against the Associated Press (AP) and other outlets that he said have made unsubstantiated allegations.
Beyond the Alfa Nero case, Browne criticized opposition rhetoric that he said focuses on negativity rather than presenting viable policy alternatives. He warned that continuous misinformation could erode trust in national institutions, urging the public to rely on verifiable facts rather than politically motivated distortions.
As the government considers legal action against misleading reports, Browne reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to transparency and factual accountability, stating, “We will challenge false narratives with facts, and we will not allow lies to shape the future of this country.”
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Instead a being a real leader and prime minister by going on government radio and television to address the nation, Gaston on his personal radio station chatting crap of his political opponent whom he is trying to deter from advocating justice for Antiguan, Gaston don’t want the opposition to rile up the citizens into calling for mass deportation, because it threatens the ALP hold on power, and Gaston wife is of Spanish extraction and his mother inlaw all from Santo Domingo, so the the empathy from Gaston is easy to understand and they trying to terminate all crime at one young girl they not going further, they stopping the police from digging further, and they wouldn’t get the FBI because it will uncover more, so they getting our colonial masters Scotland yard whom will relay through the governor general who report to king Charles and not the people, our police have the capacity but are treated to this incompetence by a prime minister who really wield the power, the different equipment needed to do this job the budget to do such will not be given to a little black boy commissioner, only if there is a white commissioner, let it be trump like and deport them and get Antiguan culture and society back to where it is before politicians destroyed it for votes, UPP with the millennials naturalisation act and ALP with it’s everlasting amnesty for citizenship.