Democratic (socialist/fascist) Truman signs the Smith-Mundt Information and Educational Exchange Act: department of state propaganda may be disseminated only outside the United states.

       NOTE: The Constitution for the united States authorizes about 35 functions for the federal government.  Spreading public disinformation is not one of them.

       [added 8/24/2022] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

3/8/1948                   7/4/1950                   11/22/1983                    1/2/2013

Authority:

“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface

References:

Yes, US Government Propaganda Use Against American Citizens Is Officially Legal Now | Alternative.htm
beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2016/08/yes-us-government-propaganda-use-against-american-citizens-is-officially-legal-now-3400689.html

Smith–Mundt Act – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith%E2%80%93Mundt_Act

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,166,393,613,679

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