The United States has stopped (incl. In Bulgaria) programs to combat misinformation
The United States is suspending grants to almost $ 220 million for programs worldwide, struggling with misinformation and supporting citizens’ engagement with democracy. They are designated by the Secretary of State as « Money Waste », and the Governance Efficiency Service (Doge is better known as the Ilon Musk agency) calls the grants « non-compliant with administration policies. »
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Over 140 programs are such as « media diversity » and « to lose trolls » in the UK, « Sustainability and commitment of editorials » of media in Moldova, « Supporting the critical commitment of citizens » in Uzbekistan, « Developing Democratic Culture » in Armenia and « Answering through Creative content ».
Washington Free Beacon cites the internal document signed by Rubio on Monday night. He was mainly about the activities of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Relations (DRL). Republicans, defenders of Israel in Congress, had requested in 2022. Immediate freezing and investigation of why DRL has announced a donation of $ 1 million for « collection, archiving and maintenance of human rights documentation documents and the accountability of the civil society for the intercession. Security and rights to housing, land and property, « he also spoke the Palestinian territories. This was determined by « former US officials who spoke to Free Beacon as » Anti -Israeli Grants « .
Doge carried out « an additional review of the remaining foreign grant programs » after the State Department completed its initial review of foreign funding at the end of February, shows the State Department’s internal note received by Free Beacon.
| Although the initial review revealed that the US diplomatic department had established a $ 60 billion foreign grant for removal, additional Doge check revealed « a significant number of grants programs that remain incompatible with administration policies, especially those related to » media intercess program « . |
The publication also quoted from the document: « These programs – mainly administered by DRL – focus on wasteful DEI, censorship, media diversity and intercession, programs for » civil society « and » Pro Democracy « , fund the NGOs, whose activities are in the case of diversi, and the diversity of divers. justice and durability. «
