The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

Claim 123

President Roosevelt said Americans hated censorship as much as they hated war, even as his administration created a wartime censorship office.

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

Statement
President Roosevelt said Americans hated censorship as much as they hated war, even as his administration created a wartime censorship office.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Roosevelt's rationale
About
incident 1941-us-office-of-censorship-wartime-press-code
Source
U.S. Office of Censorship archived copy
Publisher
EBSCO Research Starters
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current

Quotation from the source

All Americans abhor censorship, just as they abhor war.