Defending Against Foreign Propaganda Act

HR 5956, the Defending Against Foreign Propaganda Act, requires anyone running paid advertisements in the U.S. to clearly disclose if a foreign government or foreign individual/business paid for the ad. It mandates that this disclosure appear directly within the advertisement itself - using sound, text, or both depending on the ad format - and must include the foreign entity's country of origin. The bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce this rule as part of its existing authority over deceptive practices, with penalties for violations. This directly affects U.S. advertisers and platforms receiving foreign-funded ad placements, aiming to increase transparency about foreign influence in media.