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Rubio ends controversial State Department hub tracking foreign disinformation

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the closure of the State Department unit on Wednesday.
  • Conservatives had long criticized the Global Engagement Center for alleged censorship of conservative viewpoints.
  • The office, also known as R/FIMI, aimed to counter disinformation from nations like Russia, China, and Iran.
  • In 2023, Elon Musk called the center the "worst offender in US government censorship media manipulation".
  • The closure leaves the State Department without a dedicated office for countering foreign disinformation, raising concerns.
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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija broke the news in Vilnius, Lithuania on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
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