Biden admin spent $267 million on ‘misinformation research’: Report

SINCE PRESIDENT BIDEN TOOK OFFICE – THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS SPENT OVER $267 MILLION DOLLARS “COMBATING MISINFORMATION” –
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT BY A GROUP CALLED “OPENTHEBOOKS” – DESCRIBED AS A “GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY” WATCHDOG GROUP. THIS COMES JUST AS A MAJOR INITIATIVE UNDER TRUMP’S SECOND ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING FORM –
THE “DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY” – OR DOGE – LED BY ELON MUSK AND VIVEK RAMASWAMY – WITH THE GOAL OF CUTTING DOWN ON GOVERNMENT WASTE.
ACCORDING TO THIS NEW REPORT –
THE $267 MILLION SPENT ON “COMBATING MISINFORMATION” –
WENT TO UNIVERSITIES, NONPROFITS, AND COMPANIES –
WITH THE BIGGEST SURGE IN 2021 –
$126 MILLION SPENT “STUDYING AND COUNTERING COVID-RELATED SPEECH” – AT A TIME WHEN PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS WERE PUSHING COVID-RELATED MANDATES DURING THE PANDEMIC.ACCORDING TO “OPENTHEBOOKS” –
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SPENT THE MOST MONEY ON “MISINFORMATION RESEARCH” – CURBING WHAT IT WOULD DEEM AS COVID MISINFORMATION.
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT REPORTEDLY SPENT MILLIONS IN GRANTS TO CRACK DOWN ON MISINFORMATION WERE THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, THE STATE DEPARTMENT, AND THE PENTAGON.
WHERE DID THE FUNDS GO?
LARGELY – TO UNIVERSITIES – ACCORDING TO THE REPORT. SOME EXAMPLES FROM THE REPORT INCLUDE NEARLY $4 MILLION TO “THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK” – FOR WHAT IT CALLED SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON HOW PEOPLE WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION WERE IMPACTED BY VACCINE MISINFORMATION ONLINE – ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY’S DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL WRAP IN AUGUST 2025.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN WAS LISTED AS RECEIVING $14 MILLION TO “EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF MISINFORMATION ON AMERICAN POLITICS AND SOCIAL POLARIZATION.”THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALSO PARTNERED WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES.
ACCORDING TO “OPENTHEBOOKS” –
DHHS GRANTED $300,000 TO A TECH FIRM, MELAX TECHNOLOGIES, TO MONITOR VACCINE MISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IS LISTED AS AWARDING OVER $1 MILLION TO GUIDEHOUSE, A DEFENSE CONTRACTOR, TO ANALYZE “MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION.”THERE’S STARK DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HOW THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND THE INCOMING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION VIEW MISINFORMATION – AND THE GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN POLICING IT.
ACCORDING TO FACEBOOK CEO MARK ZUCKERBERG – THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION REACHED OUT TO HIM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS – ASKING FOR FACEBOOK TO CENSOR CONTENT IT DEEMED AS COVID MISINFORMATION.
BUT PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP HAS VOWED TO “DISMANTLE” WHAT HE CALLS THE “CENSORSHIP CARTEL” OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
ON DAY ONE – TRUMP SAYS HE WILL ISSUE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING FEDERAL AGENCIES FROM COLLABORATING WITH OUTSIDE GROUPS TO CENSOR OR RESTRICT SPEECH.
HE ALSO PROMISED TO HALT TAXPAYER FUNDED “MISINFORMATION RESEARCH.”THE DEBATE OVER HOW TO DEAL WITH MISINFORMATION REMAINS A DIVISIVE ONE.
SUPPORTERS OF REGULATING MISINFORMATION SAY IT’S VITAL TO PROTECTING THE PUBLIC –
WHILE THOSE AGAINST WARN IT UNDERMINES FREE SPEECH.THANKS FOR WATCHING OUR NEWS UPDATE.
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