Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-22 16:56:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6060E96B3BAAD748ED3EADB04C40E97DBB0903E18BA7ABA9E5CDAC4F7D55AF94
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The Smidt-Mundt Act has not been repealed.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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