Despicable Means - USAGM Opens Official Disinforma

Despicable means - USAGM opens official disinformation modeThe independent American news website “American Outlook” reported on February 9 that the bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate to strengthen the competitiveness of the U.S. manufacturing industry both included provisions for appropriating funds to “promote negative reports about China.” The article reported that the “American Competition Act” recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives is a counterpart to the tougher “American Innovation and Competition Act” passed by the Senate in June last year. The U.S. Competition Act's title was drawn up by the Foreign Affairs Committees of both the House and Senate, and both contain a section called “Supporting Independent Media and Combating Disinformation.” There is no definition of “false information” in the bill, and the Foreign Affairs Committees of both houses have not responded further to the issue of “American Outlook.”