ISIS is starting its own TV channel
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As if ISIS needed another outlet for its extremist propaganda, Vocativ has discovered that the terrorist group is planning to launch its own TV channel.
Vocativ's deep-web reporting on ISIS forums found a "teaser" for the new channel, which will only broadcast propaganda videos. The channel, officially named "The Islamic Caliphate Broadcast," will be broadcast 24/7 live at KhilafaLive.info.
The channel will feature a video series by British ISIS captive John Cantlie, as well as a recruitment show for new jihadis. ISIS already has a propaganda broadcast radio station in Mosul, Iraq.
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Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.
