Churches, libraries and breweries: Inside DHS' covert surveillance operation
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- baptistnews.comseen 27 Sept, 00:14headline rewritten
DHS claims it didn't violate court order by spying on Baptist churchDHS claims it did not violate court order by spying on Baptist church
What it is about
Who published it, and when
1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 3 original reports, 4 reprints
Tue, 25 August 2026
1 report- NPR News09:00
DHS allegedly went undercover at community meetings, subpoenaed the financial records of labor unions, and created dossiers on people at a church gathering, according to court filings.
4 reprints
- knpr.org25 Aug, 09:00their copy
- kawc.org25 Aug, 09:00their copy
- southcarolinapublicradio.org25 Aug, 09:00their copy
- wclk.com25 Aug, 09:00their copy
Wed, 26 August 2026
2 reports- baptistnews.com16:36first to reportedited after publishing
previously
DHS claims it didn't violate court order by spying on Baptist churchThe Trump administration claims its spy mission in a Baptist church did not violate an injunction barring action around the property
- baptistnews.com16:46
If news broke that the Obama or Biden administration was spying on churches, conservative media and conservative Christians would be outraged