The Global Engagement Center (GEC) is a State Department entity that was established through a President Barack Obama Executive Order. America First Legal had previously obtained documents that suggested that the groundwork to begin monitoring speech was adopted from the State Department’s work in foreign countries via the Global Engagement Center.
“America First Legal (AFL) has expanded its investigation into the Biden administration by filing another Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the State Department for all records showing the department’s involvement in the administration’s obsession with misinformation and disinformation.
According to the AFL, the Biden administration has increasingly weaponized the federal government against American’s First Amendment rights. The aim of the new request is to obtain information showing that the White House’s censorship efforts started with the State Department.”