To: press@vice.com, erika.allen@vice.com Subject: Open letter concerning errors in Vice.com reporting on USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 In your May 13 vice.com article on USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 , I found it is reporting as fact and without citation conclusions that seem clearly opposite to a plain reading of the Congressional record regarding the legislation. I suggest Vice News promptly review the report and if in error, acknowledge the mistake and correct it prominently, according to SPJ's Code of Ethics . The full content of this letter is also available at my personal blog https://pablo-misc.blogspot.com/2020/05/open-letter-concerning-vicecom.html . The article leads with: "The US Senate has voted to give law enforcement agencies access to web browsing data without a warrant, dramatically expanding the government’s surveillance powers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic." and supports this claim with: "Sens. Ron Wy