NED justifies this push to create foreign laws to punish American platforms by citing the 'disinfo research' done by NED's own grantee, Global Disinformation Index, who NED gave $1,022,931 in grants to fund its censorship advocacy & advertiser blacklists.https://t.co/MwlkdTiJea
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) January 15, 2026
The year before NED was created, the head of the CIA wrote to the head of the Justice Department, pressing him to support NED, while noting it was important to conceal the CIA's secret role in sponsoring and advocating for NED's creation. pic.twitter.com/OSSBtyBE45
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) January 15, 2026