Rubio Reveals Biden Admin's Disinformation Dossier on Trump Official

Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed in a Cabinet meeting that the Biden administration’s State Department maintained dossiers on Americans it identified as 'vectors of disinformation,' including at least one current Trump Cabinet member. Rubio said these dossiers, compiled by the now-shuttered Global Engagement Center (GEC), tracked social media activity and labeled individuals as purveyors of disinformation, a practice he characterized as censorship. He criticized the GEC for extending its mandate from countering foreign propaganda to monitoring domestic speech, raising concerns about government overreach and suppression of dissenting voices. While the GEC was initially established to combat foreign disinformation campaigns, Republicans have accused it of encroaching on Americans’ free speech rights. Supporters of the GEC argue that it played a vital role in helping other countries counteract disinformation from adversaries like China and Russia, but critics warn that allowing a government agency to define and police disinformation poses risks to constitutional freedoms.