Pentagon Pushes Back on Report of Anti-Extremism Social Media Tracking Program

Pentagon Pushes Back on Report of Anti-Extremism Social Media Tracking Program
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby is seen during a briefing in Arlington, Va., on May 6, 2021. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday denied a report that alleged Pentagon officials plan to launch a program to screen social media content for extremist material.

“I think there’s some misreporting on this. Actually I don’t think there’s been misreporting, I know there’s been misreporting. There’s no pilot program run by Mr. Garrison or the extremist working group to examine social media,” John Kirby, the Pentagon’s press secretary, told reporters in Virginia.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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