The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Claim 130

The same effort discussed using the Internal Revenue Service to harass people and organizations on the list, which included a media category.

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

Statement
The same effort discussed using the Internal Revenue Service to harass people and organizations on the list, which included a media category.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
IRS role
About
incident 1971-us-nixon-enemies-list
Source
Nixon's Enemies List
Publisher
University of North Carolina Library, A Southern View of Watergate exhibit
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current

Quotation from the source

using the Internal Revenue Service to harass people and organizations