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
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.