Microsoft Lied To Sen. Cruz About NewsGuard, Continued Censorship Push

The Dallas Express ^ | Oct 26, 2025 | David Dunmoyer

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When Senator Ted Cruz challenged Microsoft one year ago over their funding of NewsGuard’s so-called “media literacy” program, the company claimed it had cut ties. Microsoft asserted its support was limited to a one-time 2018 donation and subsequently asked NewsGuard to remove their name from its website. Senator Cruz, acting in good faith, praised this apparent disavowal believing Microsoft was stepping back from a tool that unfairly targets conservative voices.

While his leadership rightfully exposed Microsoft’s overreach, a new report by the Fair Election Fund reveals Microsoft lied, continuing to promote NewsGuard, while also engaging in broader censorship that threatens free speech and election integrity. This deception, coupled with practices like LinkedIn content suppression and compliance with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censorship, demands renewed scrutiny.

Microsoft’s claim that it had distanced itself from NewsGuard was a facade. The company’s Search Coach tool, embedded in Teams for Education and used by more than 200 million students, still endorses NewsGuard as a “reliable” arbiter of website credibility. NewsGuard’s bias is well-documented: it labels conservative outlets like The Federalist and Daily Wire as “unreliable” for reporting inconvenient truths, while giving high marks to left-leaning sources like The Atlantic.

By labeling this biased filter a neutral authority, Microsoft is forcing ideological conformity on the next generation of Americans and suppressing conservative viewpoints. This type of indoctrination doesn’t teach students to evaluate the quality or substance of news, but rather to blindly accept left-wing viewpoints as authoritative. This undermines the very critical thinking our education system should foster. Lying about severing ties with NewsGuard is a betrayal of public trust and a direct affront to efforts like Senator Cruz’s to protect free expression and combat the left’s censorship of conservative voices.

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Bkmk

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Hopefully people will be criminally charged.