The Propagandist Documents These documents were obtained by Alleen Brown via a public records request. They were made public as part of court proceedings around Tiger Swan’s permit to operate as a security company, and provide a detailed window into how corporate espionage and propaganda work in the modern world. These primary documents underpin the Drilled series “The Propagandist,” produced in partnership with High Country News.

These documents were obtained by Alleen Brown via a public records request. They were made public as part of court proceedings around Tiger Swan’s permit to operate as a security company, and provide a detailed window into how corporate espionage and propaganda work in the modern world. These primary documents underpin the Drilled series “The Propagandist,” produced in partnership with High Country News. 

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The Propagandist Documents

Deposition of Kurt Merriweather, Consultant Hired by Robert Rice for TigerSwan Kurt Merriweather worked with Robert Rice on propaganda in North Dakota and Iowa and was hired to do similar work in Pennsylvania when Energy Transfer started having pushback to the Mariner East II pipeline.

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