US State Dept Releases 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report

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Above: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Image copyright: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Establishment-critical narrative

The U.S. has long fabricated its so-called TIP Report to unleash smear campaigns against its geopolitical rivals while promoting itself as a top country in the list. This report is filled with baseless and unfair allegations against whoever the State Department wants, and it's actually a publicity stunt for the country that is the world's biggest human trafficking power.

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Pro-establishment narrative

Human trafficking is a horrific crime that enriches transnational criminal organizations and anti-American regimes worldwide. That's why the U.S. State Department every year publishes its TIP Report — a crucial tool to push foreign nations toward serious action against forced labor and sex trafficking. When America protects workers and defends communities, it is upholding its own values.

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