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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"Myths About NATO": Countering Disinformation about NATO and Its Member States
Adapt Institute
InfoSecurity.Sk
U.S. Department of State
5750
September 15, 2024
March 30, 2025
Slovak Republic

Federal award

"Myths About Ukraine": Countering Russian Disinformation
Adapt Institute
InfoSecurity.Sk
U.S. Department of State
49600
September 25, 2023
June 30, 2024
Slovak Republic

Federal award

Strengthening Information Integrity and Countering Misinformation Agendas
Action for Democratic Society (ADS) Hibrid.Info
U.S. Department of State
122700
September 1, 2024
February 28, 2025
Kosovo

Federal award

Preventing Mis- and Disinformation through Targeted Interventions
Action for Democratic Society (ADS) Hibrid.Info
U.S. Department of State
122480
October 15, 2023
November 30, 2024
Kosovo

Federal award

Mapping the Disinformation Landscape Around Czech Elections
AcaMedia, Z.Ú.
U.S. Department of State
20000
September 30, 2021
January 31, 2022
Czech Republic

Federal award

Investigating the CCP's Propaganda, Disinformation and Interference
AcaMedia, Z.Ú.
Sinopsis
U.S. Department of State
499858
September 30, 2022
September 29, 2024
Czech Republic

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New Global Challenges in Media Literacy - From Newsrooms Around the World to Croatia
Academy for Political Development (APR)[Akademija za politički razvoj (APR)]
U.S. Department of State
12182
September 1, 2020
May 31, 2021
Croatia

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Leveraging Religious Leadership for Public Health Campaigns: Myth-Busting and Rumor Management
Aafaaq Educational Foundation
U.S. Department of State
35000
June 8, 2020
February 8, 2021
Nigeria

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