Luke Rosiak

The USAID inspector general suspected at least some of it was outright criminal for sure. The African Development Foundation's chief financial officer, Matthew Zahue, repeatedly steered about a million dollars in grants and contracts to an African company called Ganium Limited with no competition. One of them was for travel during COVID when there was no travel going on.

The USAID inspector general suspected at least some of it was outright criminal for sure. The African Development Foundation's chief financial officer, Matthew Zahue, repeatedly steered about a million dollars in grants and contracts to an African company called Ganium Limited with no competition. One of them was for travel during COVID when there was no travel going on.

A USAID inspector general seized Zahid's phone and found that Ghanian was owned by his friend. And every time he gave it a contract, the friend sent money to Zahid's personal bank account. Zahid, though, was never arrested. Now, Zahid told me he's been back to the office since Doge locked staff out.

A USAID inspector general seized Zahid's phone and found that Ghanian was owned by his friend. And every time he gave it a contract, the friend sent money to Zahid's personal bank account. Zahid, though, was never arrested. Now, Zahid told me he's been back to the office since Doge locked staff out.

Hi, Georgia. So the GEC was created in 2011 as the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications. In 2016, Barack Obama gave it a new name and said it would, quote, coordinate U.S. government communications aimed at countering foreign terrorist propaganda, particularly from groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda. But soon it was creating pressure on U.S.

Hi, Georgia. So the GEC was created in 2011 as the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications. In 2016, Barack Obama gave it a new name and said it would, quote, coordinate U.S. government communications aimed at countering foreign terrorist propaganda, particularly from groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda. But soon it was creating pressure on U.S.

platforms via advertising boycotts to delete conspiracy theories like the idea that coronavirus came from a Chinese lab. Like other State Department propaganda efforts, it was specifically barred from operating against Americans. But there's evidence that's exactly what it did.

platforms via advertising boycotts to delete conspiracy theories like the idea that coronavirus came from a Chinese lab. Like other State Department propaganda efforts, it was specifically barred from operating against Americans. But there's evidence that's exactly what it did.

When you look at things like the Twitter files, which showed how the Biden administration pressured Silicon Valley platforms to censor or remove content, one of the names that keeps popping up is GEC. The Daily Wire and The Federalist actually sued the State Department, alleging that the GEC was violating the First Amendment by funding groups like NewsGuard and the Global Disinformation Index.

When you look at things like the Twitter files, which showed how the Biden administration pressured Silicon Valley platforms to censor or remove content, one of the names that keeps popping up is GEC. The Daily Wire and The Federalist actually sued the State Department, alleging that the GEC was violating the First Amendment by funding groups like NewsGuard and the Global Disinformation Index.

The Global Disinformation Index put American media outlets on a, quote, dynamic exclusion list that was distributed to advertisers and named mainstream publications like The New York Post, Reason Magazine, and The Daily Wire and The Federalist as risky.

The Global Disinformation Index put American media outlets on a, quote, dynamic exclusion list that was distributed to advertisers and named mainstream publications like The New York Post, Reason Magazine, and The Daily Wire and The Federalist as risky.

NewsGuard CEO said its goal is, quote, empowering governments to support quality journalism and systematically defund sources of harmful misinformation. The Daily Wire argued that GEC was funding proxies to do what would obviously be illegal for the government to do. And GEC was extremely secretive.

NewsGuard CEO said its goal is, quote, empowering governments to support quality journalism and systematically defund sources of harmful misinformation. The Daily Wire argued that GEC was funding proxies to do what would obviously be illegal for the government to do. And GEC was extremely secretive.

It used a suspicious financial structure that hid the money flow and refused to provide info to Congress.

It used a suspicious financial structure that hid the money flow and refused to provide info to Congress.

Yes, technically. In fact, Congress let GEC expire last year after all the outrage. But Joe Biden moved those employees to a different group, basically doing the same thing. That's why Rubio has initiated a reduction of force for 50 positions working in that successor group. So not only is that group going to be gone, but those people will also be out of government instead of playing a shell game.

Yes, technically. In fact, Congress let GEC expire last year after all the outrage. But Joe Biden moved those employees to a different group, basically doing the same thing. That's why Rubio has initiated a reduction of force for 50 positions working in that successor group. So not only is that group going to be gone, but those people will also be out of government instead of playing a shell game.

Exactly. Thanks, Georgia.

Exactly. Thanks, Georgia.