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The UK is attempting to pass Internet ID laws in the US.

Posted by Louder with Crowder, Checked

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Sources
1 support6 context
Said
1 time·
Confidence
40%
Louder with CrowderAug 19, 2026
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The only substantive source saying British-linked groups are pushing digital ID bills in US states is an unrated Effort investigation (2026-08-10), which the Daily Wire (tier3) repeats without independent evidence.

Our two reads of who says this, and how, disagree, so it counts as the post's own claim.

This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.

What was said

… I am talking about Islamic, I am talking about Islamic foot washing stations and the giant Islamic invasion of Spain. And then, when I people go, Why aren't you just attacking Israel? I cover China, I cover Israel, I cover the UK trying to pass Internet ID laws in the US. I'm against any foreign group manipulating our country. Me too, but I think when you say stuff like, People are mad at me when I say this, it makes me concerned that you're worried about what people think, and that's not the old Alex Jones I know. …
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What we found

Supports. Effort's investigation says five foreign NGOs, including British ones such as 5Rights, are pushing digital ID-style bills in 21 states and Congress.[1]

Context. The Daily Wire piece repeats the Effort investigation's account, so it is not independent corroboration.[2]

Context. The UK digital ID coverage concerns domestic UK policy (Starmer's plan, Lisa Nandy's statement) and says nothing about the US.[3][4]

Context. US coverage describes state age-verification laws and the UK Online Safety Act without tying any campaign to the UK government or to Internet ID laws in the US.[5][6][7]

Sources

7 sources: 5 not rated, 1 tier 3, 1 tier 2

  1. 1The UK’s War on Anonymity Has Come to America — Efforteffort.news · not rated · cited for: supports
  2. 2How U.K. Operatives Are Exporting Censorship To Twenty- ...dailywire.com · tier 3 · cited for: context
  3. 3First the U.K., next the U.S.? Britain's digital ID plan should ...reason.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
  4. 4Science & Technology – Full Factdev.fullfact.org · not rated · cited for: context
  5. 5The Global Push for Internet ID - State of Surveillancestateofsurveillance.org · not rated · cited for: context
  6. 6Are Age-Verification Laws Protecting Children...or Just Arming Hackers?uk.pcmag.com · not rated · cited for: context
  7. 7Access Denied: The UK Online Safety Act Misses Its Markcepa.org · not rated · cited for: context

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