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State Dept. settles with conservative media outlets that sued for censorship during Biden admin: ‘Never again’

Nypost · · 779 words · By Josh Christenson
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The State Department reached a landmark legal settlement with conservative media outlets to not 'censor' their constitutionally protected speech during the Biden administration.”
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Wikipedia entries about Biden's age, Ashley Biden, and the State Department's structure do not mention any legal settlement with conservative media outlets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden was 78 years, 2 months of age when he took office as the president of the United States on January 20, 2021. At the time, he became both the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashley Blazer Biden (born June 8, 1981) is an American social worker, activist, and fashion designer. She served as the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019. Before …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delawa…
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“A consent decree, signed by a judge and filed in a Texas federal court, mandates the State Department to stop throttling online engagement or 'fact checking' American media for exercising First Amendment rights, except for obscenity, incitement to imminent violence, or speech integral to criminal conduct.”
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Wikipedia entries about Texas elections, geography, and U.S. states do not reference any consent decree involving the State Department or online engagement throttling.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Texas will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. State representative James Talarico is …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Texas ( TEK-səss) is the most populous state in the Southern United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an internat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geog…
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“The decree will remain in effect until Jan. 31, 2036.”
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Wikipedia entries about U.S. states, the State Department, and the Secretary of State do not mention any decree with a 2036 expiration date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geog…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equiv…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of state (SecState) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State, equivalent to a ministe…
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“The New Civil Liberties Alliance sued the Biden administration in December 2023 on behalf of The Daily Wire, The Federalist, and other journalists who alleged their views were suppressed on issues like COVID-19, elections, and abortion.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia archives related to the New Civil Liberties Alliance lawsuit in December 2023.
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“Ben Shapiro's June 2023 Facebook reel was flagged by the State Department.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia archives about Ben Shapiro's Facebook reel being flagged by the State Department.
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“A Federalist writer's article was flagged for reporting on internal emails from Dr. Anthony Fauci stating over-the-counter masks were 'not effective' in preventing COVID-19.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia archives about a Federalist writer's article being flagged for reporting on Dr. Fauci's emails.
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“An opinion piece by Dennis Prager published by The Daily Wire was flagged by the State Department.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia archives about an opinion piece by Dennis Prager being flagged by the State Department.
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“The suit alleged the State Department funded and promoted technologies used by social media companies to suppress speech online.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia archives about the State Department funding technologies to suppress online speech.
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“President Trump signed an executive order in January 2025 to reverse Biden administration actions that 'trampled free speech rights by censoring Americans' speech on online platforms.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia archives about President Trump signing an executive order in January 2025 related to free speech.
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“The State Department's Global Engagement Center (GEC) was shut down by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in April 2025 over censorship concerns.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia archives about the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs being shut down in 2025.
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“The GEC gave a $100,000 grant to the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) in 2021 and 2022.”
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“The GDI blacklisted at least 10 outlets with right-of-center opinion pages, including The Post, as 'disinformation' spreaders.”
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“A March 25, 2025, consent decree barred government agencies from threatening social media companies to remove protected free speech content.”
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“The State Department agreed not to use tools, fund outside entities, or employ technologies that 'intentionally suppress, censor, demonetize, or downgrade' U.S. media outlets' constitutionally protected speech.”
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