Mmastodon WorldPolitics first seen 4 h ago, last 3 h ago, peak #1

Congress's decades-old propaganda ban back in the spotlight

Original: "since the 1950s, Congress’s funding bills have routinely banned the use of taxpayer funds for “publicity or # propagand

Since the 1950s, Congress's funding bills have routinely banned the use of taxpayer funds for publicity or propaganda, with the Government Accountability Office defining prohibited material as content that is purely partisan or self-aggrandizing. Commenters are raising this ban just weeks ahead of the midterm elections, implying recent government communications may test those long-standing limits.

Why now: The restriction is being invoked weeks before the US midterm elections amid concerns about potential misuse of taxpayer-funded government messaging.

US CongressGovernment Accountability Office

Open on mastodon →

Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 4 snapshots from 4 h ago to 3 h ago.

Evidence

• "since the 1950s, Congress’s funding bills have routinely banned the use of taxpayer funds for “publicity or # propaganda .” The # Government Accountability Office defines this as stuff that’s “purely partisan” or “self-aggrandizing.” Now, just weeks ahead of the midterm… · ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 4

API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/353797