Domestic extremism bill would criminalize free speech, create 'Ministry of Truth,' advocacy group warns
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Washington lawmakers are taking aim at disinformation, anti-government ideologies and white supremacism. Why critics call it a "dangerous" attempt to police speech.
Hannah Ray Lambert is an associate producer/writer with Fox News Digital Originals.
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office released a 31-page report last year with recommendations on preventing domestic extremism. Now, a bill establishing a commission tasked with building upon the report and creating a first-of-its-kind public health approach to proactively fighting misinformation and early signs of radicalization is making its way through the state legislature.
Specifics on how the state might prevent radicalization and extremism are scarce in both the bill and the attorney general's report.