# Claim 116

By 1918 the Wilson administration's Post Office, led by Postmaster General Albert Burleson and Attorney General Thomas Gregory, had denied mailing privileges to 74 newspapers under the Espionage Act.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: By 1918 the Wilson administration's Post Office, led by Postmaster General Albert Burleson and Attorney General Thomas Gregory, had denied mailing privileges to 74 newspapers under the Espionage Act.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: 74 newspapers denied mailing privileges by 1918
- About: [incident 1917-us-espionage-act-bars-the-masses-from-the-mail](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1917-us-espionage-act-bars-the-masses-from-the-mail)
- Source: Espionage Act of 1917. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/espionage-act-of-1917/
- Publisher: The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current

## Quotation from the source

> By 1918, in actions that seriously threatened First Amendment freedoms and that likely would not be upheld today, 74 newspapers had been denied mailing privileges.

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