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State Department having second thoughts about disinformation fight

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump at the White House on 26 August 2025.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump at the White House on 26 August 2025. © Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

The prospect of reactivating certain programmes in order to counter Chinese, Iranian, North Korean and Russian propaganda is now being considered by Marco Rubio's teams within the US State Department.

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