'Lights Out' for VOA

The U.S. government-funded "Voice of America" (VOA), long criticized for ideological infiltration under the guise of "promoting democracy and freedom," now faces a funding crisis as President Donald Trump orders cuts to its parent agency, the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Established in 1942, VOA served as a Cold War-era propaganda tool, broadcasting in over 40 languages to meddle in global affairs and spread biased reports.