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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 (original page no longer resolves; no archived copy is available)
Publisher
University of North Carolina Library, A Southern View of Watergate exhibit
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current

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using the Internal Revenue Service to harass people and organizations