NEW/OLD PUSH TO FIGHT DISINFO

Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and John Katko (R-N.Y.) on Friday reintroduced legislation intended to make it harder for foreign agents to push disinformation or propaganda on social media.

The Foreign Agent Disclaimer Enhancement, or FADE, Act would require the inclusion of disclaimers on political content posted to social media in the U.S. if they are backed by a foreign agent, with the disclaimers to remain if the post is shared.

The bill was previously introduced in October, but did not make it out of committee. Spanberger and Katko emphasized the need to pass the bill in the wake of foreign disinformation spiking on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. elections.