Posted 1/9/2024, 11:28:17 AM
GOP Scrutinizes State Dept Over Allegedly Incomplete Records Related to Grants for Groups Labeling Conservative Views Disinformation
- House GOP scrutinizing State Dept for providing "incomplete" records to censorship investigation, related to Global Engagement Center grants
- GOP alleges GEC funds groups that label conservative views as "disinformation" and aim to strip revenue from conservative outlets
- GEC grant recipient Global Disinformation Index aims to defund conservative media by placing them on "exclusion list"
- Records GEC provided to House Small Business Committee appear to omit dozens of grants; committee may subpoena for more info
- Conservative outlets allege GEC funding violates First Amendment by trying to "destroy private businesses they politically disagree with"