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Report: US Orders Embassies to Partner With Social Media to Combat Foreign 'Propaganda'

The cable urges diplomats to use X, Community Notes and AI tools while working with Pentagon psychological operations units and local influencers.

  • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed diplomats to collaborate with military psychological operations units and use the social media platform X to counter foreign anti-American propaganda and threats to U.S. national security.
  • The Pentagon's Psychological Operations, formerly known as Military Information Support Operations , known for battlefield propaganda efforts such as leaflet drops against Islamic State, were identified as key partners in these efforts.
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The U.S. government ordered its embassies and consulates around the world to launch coordinated campaigns against Elon Musk’s “foreign propaganda” and to use Elon Musk’s social network X as an “innovative” tool to achieve that goal. This was revealed by the British newspaper The Guardian in a publication this Tuesday. The media had access to a cable signed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, suggesting that embassy and consulate staff work w…

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Moneycontrol broke the news in India on Monday, March 30, 2026.
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