DOJ Launches Investigation Into ASU After Viral Undercover Videos from Accuracy in Media
June 11, 2026
When Accuracy in Media’s undercover investigators began documenting Arizona State University administrators openly discussing how diversity, equity, and inclusion programs continued despite state and federal scrutiny, university officials dismissed concerns and carried on as usual.
Now the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating.
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced that it has launched a Title VI investigation into Arizona State University’s DEI practices. According to the DOJ, the investigation was prompted by “recent viral videos” indicating that ASU may have denied students equal treatment based on race, color, or national origin while allegedly attempting to conceal those practices from federal oversight.
Those viral videos were produced by Accuracy in Media.
For months, AIM’s undercover journalists met with multiple Arizona State University administrators who repeatedly admitted that DEI initiatives remained embedded throughout the university despite mounting legal and political pressure. Administrators described rebranding efforts, renamed offices, and continued diversity-focused programming that they said remained active even as state and federal authorities moved against DEI policies. Those recordings generated national attention and prompted multiple federal complaints.
The Justice Department’s investigation will examine whether ASU engages in unlawful discrimination through DEI-related policies involving admissions, recruitment, scholarships, tutoring, and educational support programs. Federal officials emphasized that universities receiving taxpayer funding must provide equal treatment regardless of race, color, or national origin.
This development marks a major milestone for Accuracy in Media’s undercover reporting operation.
For years, university administrators and DEI advocates insisted critics were exaggerating the scope of these programs. Accuracy in Media’s footage told a different story—one of officials openly acknowledging that DEI initiatives continued behind new names and through alternative structures.
Now federal investigators are asking the same questions AIM’s journalists asked first.
The investigation remains ongoing. One fact is already undeniable: Accuracy in Media’s undercover journalism succeeded in bringing national attention, and a formal DOJ investigation to one of the largest public universities in America.