# Claim 964

Roosevelt initiated the libel prosecutions against Pulitzer and other publishers over stories alleging he had profited from the Panama Canal purchase while president.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: Roosevelt initiated the libel prosecutions against Pulitzer and other publishers over stories alleging he had profited from the Panama Canal purchase while president.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Roosevelt initiated the prosecutions over Panama Canal profit claims
- About: [incident 1909-us-panama-canal-libel-prosecutions](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1909-us-panama-canal-libel-prosecutions)
- Source: United States v. Press Publishing Co. (1911). https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/united-states-v-press-publishing-co/
- Publisher: The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2023-07-30

## Quotation from the source

> Theodore Roosevelt initiated libel prosecutions against Joseph Pulitzer and the other publishers of newspaper stories that had alleged that, while serving as president, he had profited from the sale of the Panama Canal.

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