the disinformation company type private limited founded september 13 1996 1996 09 13 headquarters new york city new york united states key people gary baddeley president ceo matt staggs web content editor podcast host products multimedia publishing and distribution website disinfo.com the disinformation company abbreviated as disinfo was a privately held limited american publishing company until 2012 when it was sold to red wheel weiser conari 1 it also owned disnformation books which focused on current affairs titles and books exposing alleged conspiracy theories occultism politics news oddities and purported disinformation . it is headquartered in new york city new york . arguably its most visible publications to date are 50 things you re not supposed to know and the everything you know about subject is wrong series both by the company s editor at large russ kick . 2 contents 1 history 2 documentary films 3 books 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1996 tele communications inc. now comcast funded a hollywood based citation needed internet initiative responsible for online projects like the getty museum and an internet based political humor soap opera entitled candidate 96 . citation needed the initiative launched its own interactive website featuring the tag line ; everything you know is wrong . soon after the site s launch tci cancelled funding and support for the site . 3 the founding team kept it going being nominated for an award for politics in the first webby awards ceremony . the disinformation company as it was now known was then acquired by razorfish . 3 eventually the disinformation company became privately held . in addition to publishing books the company also has a home video division as well as multimedia internet projects . in 2000 disinfo organized disinfocon a 12 hour event featuring richard metzger rock musician marilyn manson underground filmmaker kenneth anger painter joe coleman douglas rushkoff mark pesce grant morrison robert anton wilson todd brendan fahey and others . in 2002 the company produced a four episode documentary series called disinformation also alternatively titled as disinfo nation . in 2008 the disinformation company itself was accused of spreading propaganda such as 9 11 truth material by louis proyect . 4 documentary films edit disinformation the complete series 2004 rest in pieces a portrait of joe coleman 2004 outfoxed rupert murdoch s war on journalism 2004 uncovered the whole truth about the iraq war 2004 unconstitutional the war on our civil liberties 2004 uncle goddamn 2004 desperately seeking seka 2004 bush family fortunes the best democracy money can buy 2004 da vinci code decoded 2004 wal mart the high cost of low price 2005 how arnold won the west 2005 this divided state 2005 gay republicans 2005 american jobs 2005 origins of the da vinci code 2005 exploring the da vinci code henry lincoln s guide to rennes le chateau 2005 aftermath unanswered questions from 9 11 2005 iraq for sale the war profiteers 2006 big easy to big empty 2006 robert anton wilson maybe logic 2006 the cult of the suicide bomber 2006 the big buy tom delay s stolen congress 2006 stupidity 2006 the aclu freedom files 2006 9 11 press for truth 2006 9 11 mysteries 2006 american blackout 2006 terrorstorm a history of government sponsored terrorism 2006 mcluhan s wake 2007 disinfo.con 2007 the war on the war on drugs 2007 escape to canada 2007 in debt we trust 2007 endgame blueprint for global enslavement 2007 let s all hate toronto a comic adventure into canada s love hate relationship with itself 2007 never get busted again 1 traffic stops 2007 the cult of the suicide bomber 2 2008 war made easy how presidents and pundits keep spinning us to death 2008 the real mccain less jobs . more wars . 2008 uncounted the new math of american elections 2008 the mindscape of alan moore 2008 slacker uprising 2008 2012 science or superstition 2009 killer at large 2009 new world order 2009 rip a remix manifesto 2009 cargo 200 2009 standing with stones a journey through megalithic britain 2009 in search of the great beast 666 aleister crowley 2009 rethink afghanistan 2009 moveon the movie 2009 plunder the crime of our time 2010 world cup soccer in africa who really wins 2010 mobilize a film about cell phone radiation 2014 books edit everything you know is wrong the disinformation guide to secrets and lies by russ kick 2002 disinformation the interviews . by richard metzger 2002 book of lies the disinformation guide to magick and the occult by richard metzger 2003 turn off your mind the mystic sixties and the dark side of the age of aquarius by gary lachman 2003 why do people hate america by ziauddin sardar and merryl wyn davies 2003 abuse your illusions the disinformation guide to media mirages and establishment lies by russ kick 2003 50 things you re not supposed to know by russ kick 2003 anarchy for the masses the disinformation guide to the invisibles by patrick neighly and kereth cowe spigai 2003 lines in the sand new writing on war and peace by mary hoffman 2003 50 things you re not supposed to know vol . 2 by russ kick 2004 pop goes the witch the disinformation guide to 21st century witchcraft by fiona horne 2004 under the influence the disinformation guide to drugs by preston peet 2004 the disinformation book of lists by russ kick 2004 club zero g by douglas rushkoff and steph dumais 2004 the little food book by craig sams 2004 the little earth book by james bruges 2004 the yes men the true story of the end of the world trade organization by the yes men 2004 american terminator myths movies and global power by ziauddin sardar and merryl wyn davies 2004 da vinci code decoded the truth behind the new york times 1 bestseller by martin lunn 2004 everything you know about sex is wrong the disinformation guide to the extremes of human sexuality and everything in between by russ kick 2005 wal mart the high cost of low price by greg spotts and robert greenwald 2005 cafta and free trade what every american should know by greg spotts 2005 outfoxed rupert murdoch s war on journalism by robert greenwald and alexandra kitty 2005 generation hex an anthology edited by jason louv 2005 nothing is true everything is permitted the life of brion gysin by john geiger 2005 progressive hollywood by ed rampell 2005 underground the disinformation guide to ancient civilizations astonishing archaeology and hidden history by preston peet 2005 50 american revolutions you re not supposed to know by mickey z 2005 we know what you want how they change your mind by martin howard and douglas rushkoff 2005 don t believe it how lies become news by alexandra kitty 2005 beyond the bleep the definitive unauthorized guide to what the bleep do we know by alexandra bruce 2005 the vigil 26 days in crawford texas by w. leon smith 2005 the passover plot special 40th anniversary edition by hugh j. schonfield 2005 the real rule of four the unauthorized guide to the new york times 1 bestseller by joscelyn godwin 2005 identity theft inc. a wild ride with the world s 1 identity thief by glenn hastings and richard marcus 2006 the terror conspiracy deception 9 11 and the loss of liberty by jim marrs 2006 the enigma of the freemasons their history and mystical connections by tim wallace murphy 2006 no holiday 80 places you don t want to visit by martin cohen philosopher 2006 green day american idiots & the new punk explosion by ben myers 2006 number freaking how to change the world with delightfully surreal statistics by gary rimmer 2006 the little money book by david boyle 2006 bird flu everything you need to know by john farndon 2006 and now for something completely digital the complete illustrated guide to monty python cds and dvds by alan parker and mick o shea 2006 scamorama turning the tables on email scammers by eve edelson 2006 50 facts that should change the world 2.0 by jessica williams 2007 circle of six by randy jurgensen and robert cea 2007 who really runs the world the war between globalization and democracy by thom burnett and alex games 2007 who s watching you the chilling truth about the state surveillance and personal freedom by mick farren and john gibb 2007 wolves in sheep s clothing the new liberal menace in america by stephen marshall 2007 system of a down right here in hollywood by ben myers 2007 glitter & greed the secret world of the diamond cartel by janine roberts 2007 infernal device machinery of torture and execution by erik ruhling 2007 iran everything you need to know by john farndon 2007 the enigma of the knights templar their history and mystical connections by marilyn hopkins 2007 supernatural meetings with the ancient teachers of mankind by graham hancock 2007 far out 101 strange tales from science s outer edge by mark pilkington 2007 everything you know about god is wrong the disinformation guide to religion by russ kick 2007 beyond the secret the definitive unauthorized guide to the secret by alexandra bruce 2007 the hamptons dictionary the essential guide to class warfare by miles jaffe 2008 100 things you re not supposed to know by russ kick 2008 dumbocracy adventures with the loony left the rabid right and other american idiots by marty beckerman 2008 50 facts that should change the usa by stephen fender 2008 the egypt code by robert bauval 2008 above top secret by jim marrs 2008 you are still being lied to the new disinformation guide to media distortion historical whitewashes and cultural myths by russ kick 2009 sticker nation 2 the big book of subversive stickers volume 2 by srini kumar 2009 why do you kill the untold story of the iraq resistance by j rgen todenh fer 2009 2012 science or superstition by alexandra bruce 2009 the sisterhood of the rose by jim marrs 2009 hidden wisdom secrets of the western esoteric tradition by tim wallace murphy 2010 the georgia guidestones america s most mysterious monument by raymond wiley 2011 50 things you re not supposed to know religion by daniele bolelli 2011 references edit red wheel weiser buys disinformation books . publishers weekly . june 5 2012 . retrieved 1 february 2016 . mcnichol tom november 13 2003 . peeking behind the curtain of secrecy . the new york times . retrieved june 9 2008 . a b burden paul r reprint 2010 . a subject guide to quality web sites . scarecrow press . p. 473 . isbn 978 081087694 1 . check date values in date help the real mccain . august 17 2008 . retrieved july 4 2013 . external links edit official website founder info on the internet archive disinfo nation at the internet movie database articles peeking behind the curtain of secrecy by the new york times truth is stranger than science fiction by new york press dvd review film dissects government s lies en route to war in iraq . by the america s intelligence wire the big lie lie why a warning about disinformation is itself a form of disinformation by skeptic throw your cake by red herring v t e webby awards nominee 1997 award in the category 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