Trump Administration Purges Federal Health Agency Websites
Monitor for: (1) extent and duration of information removal, (2) impact on public health access to critical information, (3) whether scientific/medical content is being politicized, (4) precedent for executive control of agency communications, (5) whether this is part of broader information control strategy across government. Track restoration timeline and what content remains removed.
A-score: Rule of law (3.5) reflects executive directive to remove public information without transparent process. Separation (2.5) shows executive control over agency communications. Civil rights (3) captures impact on access to health information for marginalized groups. Capture (3) reflects ideological control of scientific/health agencies. Information_operation mechanism adds 1.25x modifier for direct manipulation of public information infrastructure. Federal scope with broad population impact adds 1.15x. Severity: durability 1.1 (can persist through administration), reversibility 0.95 (content can be restored), precedent 1.15 (normalizes political control of health information). Final: 28.91. B-score: Layer 1 (55%): outrage_bait 8 (culture war trigger), media_friendliness 9 (simple narrative, visual impact of dark websites). Layer 2 (45%): mismatch 7 (health agencies framed as ideological), narrative_pivot 8 (shifts from healthcare to culture war), pattern_match 7 (fits broader DEI elimination campaign). Intentionality 11/15 (executive directive, coordinated, culture war framing, information control) yields 0.595 weight. Final: 31.86. Delta: -2.95. List B classification: B>=25 AND D<=-10 fails (D only -2.95), but B score dominates and constitutional damage is real but secondary to distraction function in culture war context.