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Rubio says State had dossier accusing Trump Cabinet member of disinformation

  • During a Cabinet session on Wednesday, Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, revealed that the Biden administration had compiled a dossier on a member of the Trump administration linked to disinformation.
  • This disclosure followed reports that the State Department operated an office, the Global Engagement Center, which monitored Americans for disinformation, a task force started under Obama and expanded by Biden.
  • Rubio described the office as censoring Americans and tracking social media posts, labeling officials as "purveyors of disinformation," and revealed it was scheduled for closure after criticism.
  • He mentioned that someone present had a file of social media posts identifying them as sources of disinformation and confirmed that he officially declared the shutdown of the State Department’s Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference office on April 16, 2025.
  • The closure suggests a political pushback against government surveillance of social media, with concerns over censorship and over $50 million annual spending on these operations under the prior administration.
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The Hill broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
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