"You make it a law, and you make it damn near impossible for these people to continue to lie to the American public, which has brought chaos, hatred, division and anarchy all across this country, the TikTok user said. Fines out the a**, which will dam-near bankrupt their company, should they lie to the American people ever again. They can have their opinions, that's fine."
"That was before it was amended during former President Barack Obama's presidency, she added. That is not exactly the case. The Cold War Era legislation authorized the preparation, and dissemination abroad, of information about the United States, its people, and its policies, through press, publications, radio, motion pictures, and other information. It also blocked funds from being used to domestically share propaganda that was aimed at foreign audiences."
President Donald Trump shared a TikTok video calling for revival of the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948 to restrict news organizations from lying to the public. The TikTok user @official_elly_may said the 1948 law held news corporations accountable and was amended during Barack Obama's presidency. The user urged renaming the measure the Charlie Kirk Act after the 31-year-old influencer who was killed and demanded heavy fines that could bankrupt companies that lied. The Cold War–era Smith-Mundt Act authorized preparation and dissemination abroad of information about the United States and blocked use of funds to domestically share propaganda aimed at foreign audiences.
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