The War On News

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

Claim

Claim 441

Milei's government fenced off Telam's offices and took its site offline, with staff placed on paid leave.

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

Statement
Milei's government fenced off Telam's offices and took its site offline, with staff placed on paid leave.
Field
occurred_on
Value
2024-03-04
About
incident 2024-argentina-milei-closes-telam
Source
Milei Closes Argentine State News Agency Telam for 'Spreading Propaganda'
Publisher
Reason
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2024-03-04

Quotation from the source

It is immoral that in a poor country like ours, the government spends the people's money to buy the will of journalists.