Oct 24, 2024 · The claim: Obama ‘repealed’ law blocking government propaganda An Oct. 22 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of former President Barack Obama signing a …

Oct 23, 2024 · A post being shared on X claims that former President Barack Obama repealed the Smith-Mundt Act in 2012, paving the way for the government to promote “propaganda” on domestic …

Alex Demas / October 25, 2024 No, Obama Didn’t Repeal a Law Preventing the Dissemination of Propaganda A 2013 amendment relaxed bans on domestic access to information intended for …

May 10, 2012 · Shown Here: Introduced in House (05/10/2012) Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to authorize the …

The U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 80-402), popularly called the Smith–Mundt Act, was first introduced by Congressman Karl E. Mundt (R-SD) in January 1945 in the …

Aug 13, 2024 · The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012, signed into law by President Barack Obama, did not legalize propaganda in the U.S.

Jul 12, 2025 · Is Obama's propaganda law a way to control free speech or a necessary measure to maintain order? Explore the implications and impact of this controversial legislation.

May 16, 2019 · As Barack Obama campaigns in swing states to support Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, social media users have resurfaced a claim that the former president …

Jul 14, 2013 · For decades, a so-called anti-propaganda law prevented the U.S. government's mammoth broadcasting arm from delivering programming to American audiences.

This prohibition was lifted in 2012, when the SMMA was signed into law by President Obama, allowing the same propaganda disseminated by our government to foreign publics, to now be released in the …

Jan 1, 2015 · For over sixty years, the Smith–Mundt Act prohibited the U.S. Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) from disseminating government-produced programming …

Dec 24, 2016 · President Barack Obama has approved legislation that would consolidate oversight of U.S. nonmilitary broadcasting in the hands of a single chief executive, an overhaul that supporters …

Oct 29, 2020 · The claim that Obama signed a law making it “perfectly legal for the media to purposely lie to the American people” has circulated since at least 2019 and recently resurfaced on social media.

Feb 28, 2025 · Supporters of President Donald Trump are urging him to issue an executive order to repeal a so-called “propaganda bill” that former President Barack Obama signed into law.

Aug 20, 2019 · "Thanks to Obama, it is perfectly legal for the media to purposely lie to the American people. He quietly signed into law HR 4310 in 2012, allowing propaganda to be used on the citizens …

Aug 13, 2024 · The post didn’t specify the law but it’s likely referring to Obama’s signing in 2012 of the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012, which PolitiFact found was the subject of misinformation in …

Aug 20, 2019 · The full post reads: "Thanks to Obama, it is perfectly legal for the media to purposely lie to the American people. He quietly signed into law HR 4310 in 2012, allowing propaganda to be used …

May 25, 2012 · For instance, it’s a simple matter to download VOA material, even though doing so is technically a violation of the law. From a First Amendment perspective, however, the ban is both …

Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act The Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act (CFPDA), initially called the Countering Information Warfare Act, is a bipartisan …

The U.S. Agency for Global Media and the media organizations that it supports can now make their content available in broadcast quality upon request within the United States. This is due to a law that …