U.S. pressured allies to drop sponsorship of Vilnius disinformation conference

The Trump administration's State Department pressed multiple governments to withdraw backing from #Disinfo2026, Europe's annual counter-disinformation meeting in Vilnius. Canada, Lithuania and the EU's EEAS pulled out, removing logos from website and materials. Three officials confirmed U.S. contacts. I see sponsorship as diplomatic signal: research continues, but transatlantic coordination gets harder.