Luis Cornelio
Associate Editor for Free Speech America

Luis is the associate editor for MRC Free Speech America. He graduated cum laude with a major in political science from CUNY's City College of New York. Afterward, he worked on President Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign. Following the 2020 election, Luis became the editor-in-chief of the start-up news site El American, which is now known as Voz Media, and he also served as an aide at the Thomas More Society. He is also a graduate of The Heritage Foundation's internship program.

Luis Cornelio | September 10, 2025

First on MRC: Just minutes after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on stage in Utah, Apple News highlighted an article from The Guardian that smeared him as a “right-wing activist” and called him a “Trump ally.” The piece shamelessly asked…

Luis Cornelio | September 3, 2025

Some of the largest AI chatbots have found a new target to smear: think tanks that the chatbots themselves viewed as traditionally aligned with the political “right.”

Luis Cornelio | August 29, 2025

Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the West became “too comfortable with censorship” and explained the rationale behind his staunch defense of free speech during a series of remarks in Europe. 

Luis Cornelio | August 28, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: The “don’t say trans challenge” has officially reached Google. The tech giant blocked stories identifying the Minneapolis mass shooter’s transgender identity from appearing in article headlines in its News tab, the Media Research…

Luis Cornelio | August 27, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook may soon be out of a job following mortgage fraud accusations — but that has not stopped Google from propping up leftist sources in her defense, the Media Research Center can confirm.

Luis Cornelio | August 26, 2025

First Lady Melania Trump’s announcement of a new artificial intelligence challenge underscores the urgency for Big Tech companies to overhaul their systems amid growing evidence of censorship and bias.