Space Race updates come in the form of television programs ever two (or so) days. Specimens can assume that when the USSR is in the lead, these programs are filled with moral panic over the threat of communism to the world, and to the American way of life and values.
Days when the US is ahead, of course, will be willed with patriotic propaganda and the importance of the US Space program.
Once Sam Wilson is contacted and he agrees that the real or imagined suspicions being brought against a person seem legit(ish). Any arrests over suspicious behavior will also be announced on this program, regardless of whether or not the person is found guilty of colluding with the Russians. This way, an accused person's name can be learned.
Bucky Barnes (AA) has been found to have communist, he has been suspended from school and removed from all clubs and teams.