A jaw-dropping discovery about USAID has emerged: nearly $500 million of taxpayer money funneled into a non-profit called Internews Network. This organization, led by Jeanne Bourgault, who takes home a $500k salary, claims to fight disinformation and train journalists. But the truth is far more sinister.
Internews has trained 9,000 journalists across 4,291 media outlets globally, all while subtly supporting social media censorship efforts. Over 95% of its funding comes from U.S. taxpayer dollars, making this a state-backed propaganda network on a global scale. The group’s main office is located in an abandoned California building, further raising suspicions about its true operations.
This is likely just the tip of the iceberg in uncovering how USAID has been linked to this massive fraud, with the entire system seemingly set up to control media narratives under the guise of combating disinformation.
Jeanne Bourgault.
Exactly as you’d expect.She previously worked for USAID itself for 6 years. Also for WIRED, who has been leading the media attack on the DOGE team. pic.twitter.com/AMXbzZOtPz
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) February 8, 2025
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) February 8, 2025
USAID (and State) funneled nearly half a billion dollars through this building which is at “876 7th St Arcata, CA 95521-6358”. The IRS and IN government contracts list this address as the current registered address for IN although it was clearly abandoned by December 2024. Shot… pic.twitter.com/ELzv3G4p5l
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) February 8, 2025
Executive compensation according to IN’s most recent 990 filing: pic.twitter.com/XeNZJMHyYi
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) February 8, 2025
Where Internews fits in the funding graph (h/t @DataRepublican) https://t.co/d11oX7nmFq pic.twitter.com/47xMOJsPeJ
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) February 8, 2025
MOCKING BIRD
Let me tell you about Internews Network with Headquarters in DC, London and Ukraine. With Funding from USAID.
Their president and CEO Jeanne Bourgault worked for 6 years at USAID, before joining Internews in 2001. She’s featured on the World Economic Forum website.…
— Jack Straw (@JackStr42679640) February 8, 2025
Let me tell you about Internews Network with Headquarters in DC, London and Ukraine. With Funding from USAID. pic.twitter.com/ESQIPALrTD
— Broken Anthem (@BrokenAnthemUSA) February 7, 2025
Their president and CEO Jeanne Bourgault worked for 6 years at USAID, before joining Internews in 2001. She’s featured on the World Economic Forum website. https://t.co/dJoiiSKcYi pic.twitter.com/A1lHwe5YFV
— Broken Anthem (@BrokenAnthemUSA) February 7, 2025
With the World Economic Forum, Jeanne Bourgault is committed to “Securing Open Societies.” https://t.co/CdB5lbkBMH
Open Society Foundation belongs to George Soros. https://t.co/GJeFKGGmjt
— Broken Anthem (@BrokenAnthemUSA) February 7, 2025
Jeanne Bourgault published the DEI agenda from 2021 – 2023 on World Economic Forum site https://t.co/fQnRbZZ7Fj
how the “News Industry Still Has a Gender Diversity Problem” and “Diversity in the newsroom can build better media.” DEI news agenda.https://t.co/ME8pjM9rY2 pic.twitter.com/WoRz7QJpqM
— Broken Anthem (@BrokenAnthemUSA) February 7, 2025
INTERNEWS NETWORK gave $146,636 USAID dollars to foundations and funds that made it’s way to Sean Penn’s CORE. pic.twitter.com/Js5wDq7rfV
— Broken Anthem (@BrokenAnthemUSA) February 7, 2025
We are paying for CRAP results with INTERNEW NETWORK. They do news and get NO views. Long live streams, Ukraine support, Covid-19 agenda and GENDER Journalism data.https://t.co/TorKoRIAua pic.twitter.com/XYwULcaxuQ
— Broken Anthem (@BrokenAnthemUSA) February 7, 2025
USAID + Internews (funded by USAID) + Microsofthttps://t.co/pWLT2B6Ne8 pic.twitter.com/lubozOtKZ9
— Broken Anthem (@BrokenAnthemUSA) February 7, 2025
Now I want you to listen to me very closely: when the CEO of USAID’s Internews pressured advertisers to create exclusion lists to only fund approved news sources, she was carrying out USAID’s formal policy goal to have USAID partners do “advertiser outreach” to “redirect funding” https://t.co/NVI6DtUfcl pic.twitter.com/vyWReP0epx
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) February 8, 2025
h/t Flying Elvii
