Federal Awards for “Mis-, Dis-, or Malinformation” and other content moderation initiatives, 2010-2025

This database is a collection of over 850 awards issued by the U.S. federal government from 2010 to 2025 covering the topics of “mis-, dis-, or malinformation” and other forms of content moderation such as combating hate speech. Read more about this project and our methodology here.

An article further outlining this project can be found here. A collection of visualizations of this data is available here. A report by The Free Press also features our research.

This database is current as of April 15, 2025 and we seek to keep it up to date as much as possible. If you come across awards that should be listed here, or information that is incorrect, please let us know.

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Kyiv Symphony Orchestra Concert: A Cultural Initiative to Counter Disinformation
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees
U.S. Department of State
10000
September 29, 2023
April 30, 2024
Germany

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Interactive Webinars & Video Content on Disinformation
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees
U.S. Department of State
16577
September 28, 2021
July 31, 2022
Germany

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Shalom Ukraine Media Literacy Project
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees
U.S. Department of State
50000
September 29, 2024
February 27, 2025
Germany

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German-Language Disinformation Tracker and Online Dashboard
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees
U.S. Department of State
75000
September 29, 2022
September 28, 2024
Germany

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TechCamp Bavaria: Building Resilience in an Era of Disinformation
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees
U.S. Department of State
140000
September 29, 2023
February 27, 2025
Germany

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Sports and Gaming Projects to Engage Youth in Combating Disinformation
German-American Institute Saxony [Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Sachsen]
U.S. Department of State
5000
August 24, 2022
August 28, 2022
Germany

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"Fake News/Real News" Workshops in Saxony and Central Germany
German-American Institute Saxony [Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Sachsen]
U.S. Department of State
9821
September 17, 2021
August 14, 2022
Germany

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Disinformation Workshops & Cultural Programming
German-American Institute Saxony [Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Sachsen]
U.S. Department of State
9000
September 29, 2024
February 28, 2025
Germany

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Countering Disinformation with Low-Threshold Creative-Experiential Workshops
Creative Change e.V.
U.S. Department of State
24860
September 29, 2023
December 31, 2024
Germany

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Military Exhibit Countering Russian Disinformation
Bavarian Center for Transatlantic Relations (BCTR) [Bayerisches Amerikahaus]
U.S. Department of State
23500
April 23, 2021
July 31, 2022
Germany

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