A new report by the Republican-led House Small Business Committee accuses the State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC) of funding groups engaged in domestic censorship, overstepping its mandate to combat foreign disinformation. The 66-page report alleges that the GEC has been promoting “tech start-ups and other small businesses in the disinformation detection space” to private sector entities with domestic censorship capabilities.
A new congressional report accuses an office within the State Department of funding groups that targeted and censored small businesses in the United States, overstepping its mandate to combat foreign disinformation.outlines a recently released report by the Republican-led House Small Business Committee that raises serious concerns about the activities of the State Department ’s Global Engagement Center .
Moreover, the National Endowment for Democracy, a State Department-funded nonprofit that awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars to GDI, is accused of violating its international restrictions by collaborating with fact-checking entities to assess the credibility of domestic press businesses. Participants in the email list were affiliated with various entities, including the National Endowment for Democracy, Snopes, Poynter, Clemson University, and the University of Washington. In one instance, a then-National Endowment for Democracy official, Dean Jackson, slammed the Daily Caller, citing links to articles critical of the outlet’s content and writers.
As a result of these findings, the GEC faces the potential loss of funding over GOP-led frustrations about its apparent involvement with domestic censorship groups. A provision in the annual State Department appropriations bill aims to ban future checks to the GEC, and the office is facing a lawsuit from conservative media outlets over its support of GDI and NewsGuard, the blacklisting organization that rates the “misinformation” levels of news outlets to target conservatives for censorship.
State Department Censorship Disinformation Global Engagement Center House Small Business Committee
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rebuilding Pac-12 adding Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego StateThe Pac-12 Conference announced Thursday that Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State will become new members as the conference rebuilds.
Read more »
Pac-12 conference adds Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego StateSenior Breaking News Reporter
Read more »
Pac-12 adding Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State, San Diego State in 2026The Pac-12 is adding Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State from the Mountain West, starting in 2026.
Read more »
Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State to Join Pac-12The Pac-12 Conference announced the addition of Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State as new members. The four universities, currently in the Mountain West Conference, will join Oregon State and Washington State on July 1, 2026.
Read more »
Penn State Football: Penn State Report Card After a 34-12 Win over West VirginiaThe Penn State Nittany Lions passed a critical first test on their schedule with a big win over West Virginia.
Read more »
Mississippi State Football vs Arizona State: Weather ReportWhat will the weather be like in Tempe, Arizona for the Bulldogs’ first road trip of 2024?
Read more »