Suppression of Citizen Dissent via State-Federal Influence Network (AZ)

The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office under Katie Hobbs submitted a private citizen’s Facebook post, which stated that the incumbent president had already won Arizona, to the CISA/EIP tipline, resulting in coordinated removal of the domestic political speech by platforms. EIP and government partners also classified allegations regarding Sharpie use in Maricopa County as “disinformation,” directing platforms to suppress discussion of a real-time election-administration controversy. This reflects state officials invoking federally coordinated “disinformation” frameworks to silence lawful criticism of Arizona’s election administration.