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It’s called the Voice of America, the storied news outlet promising “the truth” since it first broadcast stories about democracy into Nazi Germany during World War II. Now, it’s the taxpayer-funded voice of a nation in which a majority of voters chose incoming president Donald Trump, a man famous for insisting the truth is what he says it is. But that would conflict with Voice of America's charter, which requires it by law to provide accurate and comprehensive reporting that reflects all of America. It also could breach the cherished “firewall” protecting VOA's journalism from political influence. Experts warn there's wiggle room in VOA's charter. The outlet has an audience of 354 million people and broadcasts in 49 languages.

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Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora, founder of El Periodico newspaper, leaves after judges suspended his court hearing to decide if he should be sent back to prison concerning a money laundering case in Guatemala City, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

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Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora, founder of El Periodico newspaper, leaves after judges suspended his court hearing to decide if he should be sent back to prison concerning a money laundering case in Guatemala City, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

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Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora, founder of El Periódico newspaper, arrives for his court hearing to decide if he will be sent back to prison concerning a money laundering case in Guatemala City, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

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Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora, founder of El Periodico newspaper, arrives to court for his hearing to decide if he will be sent back to prison in connection with a money laundering case in Guatemala City, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

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From left, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., talk to reporters about the Laken Riley Act, a bill to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of certain crimes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was killed last year by a Venezuelan man who entered the U.S. illegally and was allowed to stay to pursue his immigration case. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., listens as Republican senators talk to reporters about the Laken Riley Act, a bill to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of certain crimes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was killed last year by a Venezuelan man who entered the U.S. illegally and was allowed to stay to pursue his immigration case. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., listens as Republican senators talk to reporters about the Laken Riley Act, a bill to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of certain crimes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was killed last year by a Venezuelan man who entered the U.S. illegally and was allowed to stay to pursue his immigration case. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)