Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) introduced legislation on Monday that would require social media influencers to disclose when they're paid by foreign governments.
The Foreign Propaganda Disclosure Act is a bipartisan bill with support from Reps. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), and Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.).
Here's more from Luna's office:
The bill would amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to expressly include social media influencers within the definition of a 'publicity agent.' The legislation defines a social media influencer as any person with a monetized social media account and incorporates the existing federal definition of a social media platform.
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Social media has become one of the most powerful tools for shaping public opinion, political debate, and public trust. As foreign adversaries look for new ways to influence Americans online, Rep. Luna’s legislation would close a transparency gap by ensuring social media influencers are expressly included within FARA’s existing disclosure framework.
"There is a big difference between having an organic opinion and secretly acting on behalf of foreign interests to push propaganda to Americans," Luna said in a statement. "Foreign adversaries have been actively using disinformation and psychological operations to divide America, erode our national security, and undermine U.S. foreign policy. Americans deserve to know when the voices shaping what they see online are working on behalf of foreign interests."
She added that, "Americans should be able to know when the people shaping conversations online are acting on behalf of foreign interests."
There is a big difference between having an organic opinion and secretly acting on behalf of foreign interests to push propaganda to Americans.
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) August 24, 2026
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I don't get to say this often, but I truly hope this bill passes because this is one way our adversaries, like Russia, Iran, and China, love to infiltrate our country and play mind games, and it's pretty easy for them to do.
A great example is the U.S. tech billionaire based in China, Neville Roy Singham. He's directed millions of dollars to left-wing groups, like Code Pink, which was co-founded by his wife, Jodie Evans, to promote narratives that align with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). They praise Marxism, paint the United States as an aggressor regarding foreign policy, and encourage and organize protests.
The Cuban regime is another example and has long prioritized influence and intelligence operations focused on the United States. Remember when Hasan Piker, Code Pink, and several other leftist groups and individuals went to Cuba in March under the guise of observing the humanitarian situation and delivering aid, but actually partied it up while the Cuban people had no power, posed for pictures with the regime, and came away talking about how everything would be great there if the U.S. would just allow oil to flow again?
Venezuela has a history of it too. As a matter of fact, while I can't prove this, I've seen a lot of suspicious behavior on X specifically regarding "interim president" Delcy Rodríguez in recent months — people who are suddenly attempting to whitewash reality and paint her as a moderate and a potential future leader of the country, while dismissing the woman whom Venezuelans would most likely vote for in a free and fair election: María Corina Machado.
Disagreeing with U.S. foreign policy is one thing when it's organic. When you're doing it on behalf of an adversary, you're a propagandist who has crossed a line from dissent to betrayal. I'm glad to see someone in our government taking this seriously.
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