The State Department has instructed American embassies and consulates worldwide to mount a coordinated response to foreign disinformation campaigns, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio's guidance explicitly endorsing Elon Musk's X platform as a strategic tool for the effort.
A cable signed by Rubio on Monday and reviewed by the Guardian outlines directives for diplomatic posts to counter what the department characterizes as systematic foreign attempts to damage American interests. The guidance suggests embassy personnel coordinate with the Pentagon's psychological operations unit as part of a broader effort to address disinformation.
The directive represents a significant expansion of the State Department's approach to combating what officials view as organized foreign propaganda. Rather than reactive responses to individual false claims, the strategy calls for proactive campaigns across diplomatic missions globally.
The endorsement of X as an
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