据三位熟悉此事的美国官员及路透社审阅的通信记录显示，美国国务院曾游说加拿大及欧洲盟友撤回对一场反虚假信息会议的支持，原因是该会议包含一个探讨华盛顿作为欧洲所谓信息威胁角色的环节。
The US State Department lobbied Canada and European allies to withdraw support for an anti-disinformation conference because it included a panel examining Washington's role as an alleged information threat to Europe, according to three US officials familiar with the matter and correspondence reviewed by Reuters.