Carrie Goux
ON THE RECORD · 8 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“But now they’re spending a lot more tax dollars doing that, trying to get contractors to do some of the stuff that we were doing.”
Carrie Goux · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Carrie Goux criticized the State Department's spending on outside contractors for counter-disinformation work.
“We were looking at the foreign actors and what their [tactics, techniques and procedures] … are doing overseas.”
Carrie Goux · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Carrie Goux explained the foreign-facing focus of the Global Engagement Center's mission.
“If the smoking gun was a gendered disinformation report, that feels like they came up short,”
Carrie Goux · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Carrie Goux assessed the substance of the leaked Global Engagement Center documents.
“The US has lost their seat at the table to do that, and that’s unfortunate,”
Carrie Goux · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Carrie Goux reflected on the broader consequences of dismantling the Global Engagement Center.
“I hope we can gain it back, but we’re losing trust too, and that’s significant.”
Carrie Goux · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Carrie Goux expressed concern over the loss of trust following the closure of the Global Engagement Center.
“We were not ever looking at Americans,”
Carrie Goux · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Carrie Goux insisted the Global Engagement Center never monitored American citizens.
“There seems to be absolutely nothing here.”
Carrie Goux · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Carrie Goux stated that the leaked files contained no evidence of domestic censorship.
“Are they trying to re-create it? Probably,”
Carrie Goux · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Carrie Goux discussed the State Department's efforts to outsource counter-disinformation work.