Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-22 12:19:07 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3468D9623CCE7002A051B116347EA4C16FC043091013F56598DF2259A3AC9A00
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The Smidt-Mundt Act has not been repealed. The Act was amended in 2012/13 to allow US-sponsored foreign media to be made available “on request”. Prior to 2012, this information could not be distributed in the US, despite being available online. https://apnews.com/article/archive-fact-checking-7064410002 https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/pdin_monitor_article/smith-mundt-belatedly-enters-21st-century
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