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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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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.

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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