A conservative advocacy group has opened a public records investigation following multiple Washington Examiner reports on the State Department bankrolling an organization blacklisting and taking steps to shut down conservative media.
Two State Department-backed entities, the National Endowment for Democracy and the Global Engagement Center, have granted $665,000 combined in 2020 and 2021 to the Global Disinformation Index, which has fed conservative website blacklists to advertising companies. Now, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a Virginia-based nonprofit group, has filed Freedom of Information Act requests to both of these entities.
Two State Department-backed entities, the National Endowment for Democracy and the Global Engagement Center, have granted $665,000 combined in 2020 and 2021 to the Global Disinformation Index, which has fed conservative website blacklists to advertising companies. Now, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a Virginia-based nonprofit group, has filed Freedom of Information Act requests to both of these entities.
Disinformation Inc: Conservative group launches records inquiry over conservative news blacklists
- by: Gabe Kaminsky
- 2023-02-16
- Source:
Washington Examiner
- 02/17/2023
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Source:
Washington Examiner
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