China imposes exit bans on U.S. Department of Commerce employee and a Wells Fargo banker

China imposes exit bans on U.S. Department of Commerce employee and a Wells Fargo banker

A U.S. Department of Commerce employee has been restricted from leaving China by authorities in Beijing, a State Department spokesperson told CBS News on Monday. The unidentified government employee’s restricted travel was confirmed as Beijing revealed new information about a U.S.-based Wells Fargo banker who has also been subjected to an exit ban. “We can…

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YouTube says it removed about 11,000 channels ‘tied’ to China, Russia government

YouTube says it removed about 11,000 channels ‘tied’ to China, Russia government

Google-owned YouTube has removed nearly 11,000 channels and other accounts in the second quarter of this year due to their involvement in state-linked propaganda campaigns, primarily originating from China and Russia, a report has said. Notably, Google removed over 23,000 accounts in the first quarter.As per CNBC, the takedown included over 7,700 YouTube channels linked…

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Contextualizing claim Texas county rejected $10M from Biden admin to improve flood warning systems

In mid-July 2025, social media users circulated a rumor that Kerr County, an area hit hard by central Texas’ devastating flash floods, rejected $10 million offered by former U.S. President Joe Biden to update its flood warning system. Biden’s administration did offer Kerr County about $10 million in pandemic relief funds under the American Rescue…

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