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Seibt Seeks State Department Funding for ‘Freedom Alliance’ Media Network

8/10/2026

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Seibt applied to the U.S. State Department for funding to start a media network.
She submitted the request under a State Department program that supports European groups focused on free speech, sovereignty and migration.
A decision on the funding request is pending, according to Seibt’s statement to Handelsblatt.
Seibt intends to launch the “Freedom Alliance of the West,” a social-media channel partnering with free-speech lawyers, alternative outlets and polling institutes.

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Seibt applied to the U.S. State Department for funding to start a media network.
She submitted the request under a State Department program that supports European groups focused on free speech, sovereignty and migration.
A decision on the funding request is pending, according to Seibt’s statement to Handelsblatt.
Seibt intends to launch the “Freedom Alliance of the West,” a social-media channel partnering with free-speech lawyers, alternative outlets and polling institutes.