Newsmax analyst Tom Basile hailed a groundbreaking move by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling it a “huge deal” in the country’s fight against the “censorship industrial complex” on Newsline with host Bianca de la Garza.

Last week, DeSantis signed Florida’s 2025-2026 state budget bill, which includes a pivotal provision aimed at curbing the influence of media monitoring and so-called “fact-checking” organizations like NewsGuard, the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) and others.

The new law prohibits state agencies from allocating funds to any advertising or marketing agencies that rely on these media monitoring services.

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