America First Legal Uncovers Vast Censorship Network Funded by State Department, Bill Gates, George Soros, and Others -- That Targeted, Censored and Discredited Independent Media Outlets Who Were Challenging Official Narrative

https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-public-diplomacy-and-public-affairs/global-engagement-center/

The Global Engagement Center defines its mission as: “To direct, lead, synchronize, integrate, and coordinate U.S. Federal Government efforts to recognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining or influencing the policies, security, or stability of the United States, its allies, and partner nations.”

The GEC’s stated mission is to address “foreign adversaries’ attempts to undermine US interests using disinformation and propaganda.” But they were doing more than targeting “foreign adversaries.”

America First Legal was able to piece together how the US government is funding private entities to silence opposing voices at home who challenge the US government narrative.

The GEC funds Poynter Institutes’ International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and members of its international fact-checking network.

The IFCN also received its initial funding from the Omidyar Network, Google, Facebook, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and George Soros’s Open Society.

The IFCN was nominated for a Pulitzer for their work in censoring and blacklisting opposing voices not sanctioned by government officials (Ex. Gateway Pundit, RFK Jr.’s Children’s Defense Fund).

/1🚨BREAKING --- America First Legal released documents obtained from a FOIA lawsuit against the Department of State, exposing how the Global Engagement Center carries out state propaganda through private media organizations.

https://twitter.com/America1stLegal/status/1661361562580287489

https://aflegal.org/america-first-legal-lawsuit-against-the-department-of-state-obtains-documents-from-the-global-engagement-center-exposing-how-private-media-organizations-carry-out-state-propaganda/