Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide
The war in Iran has exposed the need to mount a defense against foreign influence campaigns, officials and experts say.
Remember when the State Department shut down GEC and the staffer who did it was a Putin fanboy married to a Russian woman? — Pepperidge Farm remembers.... www.yahoo.com/news/trump-o... [embedded post]
There was an entire office in the State Department dedicated to this problem that Republicans in Congress defunded and Marco Rubio eliminated completely in his first month as Secretary. [embedded post]
After spending the last year dismantling every program, office, and tool the US had to identify and counter foreign propaganda and disinfo, suddenly the administration has discovered the need to...identify and counter foreign propaganda and disinfo... www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/…
After much research, the US State Department has determined this insidious anti US propaganda push is centered around “paying attention to US actions” [embedded post]