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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMarco Rubio urges US diplomats to use X to fight 'anti-American propaganda'
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. diplomats should use social media platform X and partner with military psychological operations units in an effort to "counter foreign anti-American propaganda," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a cable reviewed by Reuters.
The cable, whose existence was first reported by The Guardian, was devoted to ways to expose foreign influence operations and falsehoods that "pose a direct threat to U.S. national security and fuel hostility toward American interests."
In a statement, the State Department said it would "continue to take an assertive stance on this pernicious issue" and that it would use "every tool in our diplomatic toolkit" while also protecting Americans' right to free expression.
The missive told diplomats to "coordinate with interagency partners as appropriate," singling out the Pentagon's Psychological Operations, formerly known as Military Information Support Operations (MISO).
https://www.reuters.com/world/marco-rubio-urges-us-diplomats-use-x-fight-anti-american-propaganda-2026-03-31/
The cable, whose existence was first reported by The Guardian, was devoted to ways to expose foreign influence operations and falsehoods that "pose a direct threat to U.S. national security and fuel hostility toward American interests."
In a statement, the State Department said it would "continue to take an assertive stance on this pernicious issue" and that it would use "every tool in our diplomatic toolkit" while also protecting Americans' right to free expression.
The missive told diplomats to "coordinate with interagency partners as appropriate," singling out the Pentagon's Psychological Operations, formerly known as Military Information Support Operations (MISO).
https://www.reuters.com/world/marco-rubio-urges-us-diplomats-use-x-fight-anti-american-propaganda-2026-03-31/
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Marco Rubio urges US diplomats to use X to fight 'anti-American propaganda' (Original Post)
demmiblue
11 hrs ago
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YorkRd
(436 posts)1. Is that what they call telling the truth nowdays?
RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(2,032 posts)2. LOL.
harumph
(3,277 posts)3. he'll never live down dressing up in daddy's shoes.
pretend man that he is.