Luis Cornelio
Associate Editor for Free Speech America

Luis is the associate editor for MRC Free Speech America. After graduating cum laude from the CUNY's City College of New York with a political science major, Luis worked for President Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign. Following the 2020 election, Luis served as the editor-in-chief of the start-up news site El American (now Voz Media) and as an aide at the Thomas More Society. He previously held an internship at The Heritage Foundation.

Did Senate Pass Speaker Johnson’s NDAA Restricting Gov’t Contracts with NewsGuard?
Luis Cornelio | December 19, 2024

The Democratic-led Senate has passed the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a provision that bans the Pentagon from funneling taxpayers’ dollars to media ratings firms that target news outlets that do not align with leftist…

Johnson, House GOP Stand Firm Against Censorship, NewsGuard in New NDAA
Luis Cornelio | December 13, 2024

House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), have once again blocked the Pentagon from funneling taxpayer dollars to fund entities that censor news outlets not aligned with leftist dogma.

Well, Well, Well: Facebook Conveniently Admits It Is Censoring Too Much—But Why Now?
Luis Cornelio | December 5, 2024

A top Meta executive admitted to what many have long affirmed: its social media platforms are stifling Americans’ free speech and then citing errors when called out.

Playtime Is Over: Incoming FCC Chair Reveals Plan to ‘Smash’ Censorship Cartel, Including NewsGuard
Donald Perkins, Luis Cornelio | December 4, 2024

Federal Communications Commissioner and incoming Chair Brendan Carr is offering details on how he will succeed in his pledge to, once and for all, “smash” Big Tech’s censorship regime, including entities like NewsGuard.

Another ‘Error’? Zuckerberg’s Censorship-Obsessed Facebook Targets Smith & Wesson—Then Retreats
Luis Cornelio | December 3, 2024

Facebook pulled the trigger by suspending—and later reinstating—the page of one of the nation’s largest gun manufacturers.

WATCH: Fetterman Sees the Light: Dem Admits Gov't-tied Censorship in MAJOR Election
Donald Perkins, Luis Cornelio | November 5, 2024

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) shockingly admitted government influence on social media has an “undeniable” impact on elections during the Saturday episode of the Joe Rogan Experience.