Project 2025 had a plan to target federal data. The Trump administration obeyed
Hundreds of datasets and websites that contradict government’s ideology have been altered or wiped – a tactic taken straight from Heritage Foundation’s policy blueprint Even amid Donald Trump’s failures – the Iran war, soaring prices and a sharp rebuke in the midterm elections last week – there’s still at least one area his administration continues to carry out adeptly: its mass public…
The Trump administration has been aggressively censoring federal data and websites that contradict its ideology, according to a new analysis by The Guardian. In just two years, hundreds of datasets and government webpages addressing diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), the climate crisis, and other topics have been altered, removed, or quietly revised.
This censorship effort is directly linked to Project 2025, a 900-page policy blueprint from the Heritage Foundation aimed at implementing a conservative agenda across the federal government. The Trump administration has implemented nearly all of the 100-plus proposals outlined in Project 2025, which seek to distort government data, research, and guidance to align with the administration's ideological stance.
Experts and non-profit organizations have expressed alarm over the administration's ability to control information as a means of achieving its political agenda, particularly in healthcare and scientific research. The White House did not respond to requests for comment, but the analysis suggests that Project 2025 serves as a valuable tool for congressional oversight, allowing lawmakers to examine the extent of the administration's data manipulation and its potential consequences.
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