Fact Check: USAID funds were routed to Reuters.
In 1975, the Church Committee (a US Senate select committee
convened to investigate intelligence agency abuses) uncovered
<><>extensive CIA ties to journalists and media outlets,
<><>at least 50 journalists had secret relationships with the agency.
<><>official denials abounded
<><>yet congressional investigations confirmed the existence of Operation Mockingbird.
<><>Operation Mockingbird was a covert CIA initiative
<><>it was designed to control American media narratives,
<><>the public was to receive government-approved messaging only.
Fact Check: USAID funds were routed to Reuters.
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