I mean, Voice of America is explicitly a state run propaganda organization used to advance American goals overseas.

I think the confusion most people have is that they incorrectly believe that propaganda means lies, it doesn’t.

Propaganda is information published and used to influence opinions and actions. Doesn’t matter if it’s accurate, or inaccurate, information.

So yeah, VOA is a US government run propaganda outlet. While it doesn’t mean that they’re some disinformation factory, they also weren’t breaking news either, so I would recommend using sources without that baggage.