House investigators launch probe into State Department’s funding of ‘disinformation’ index
By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times - Thursday, February 23, 2023
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday started investigating State Department funding for a foreign “disinformation” monitoring group that provides “dynamic blacklists” used to suppress disfavored news outlets.
Committee Chairman James Comer, Kentucky Republican, said the panel is seeking a briefing by the State Department to “understand the scope of the department’s use of federal funds for a taxpayer-funded censorship campaign” following recent revelations that taxpayer dollars were used to fund the so-called Global Disinformation Index.
“The federal government should not be censoring free speech nor policing what news outlets Americans choose to consume,” Mr. Comer wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “And taxpayer funds should never be given to third parties with the intent that they be used to censor lawful speech or abridge the freedom of the press.”
Earlier this month the Washington Examiner reported that the British organization behind the index received $330,000 in federal funds administered by the State Department.
The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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READ MORE: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/23/house-investigators-launch-probe-state-departments/
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