Homeland Security ‘paused’ newly created Disinformation Governance Board after its leader came under online attack.
Homeland Security ‘paused’ newly created Disinformation Governance Board after its leader came under online attack https://t.co/qb46JPEY5U
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 18, 2022
The reason is clear Nina Jankowicz is carrying too much baggage for Democrats.
Bill Maher bashes Disinformation Governance Board: “They’re right to compare this to Orwell and the Ministry of Truth. That’s exactly what it sounds like … Government should not be involved in deciding what’s true and what’s not true … These are not bright people.” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/GyNkstV9Ko
— Scott Morefield (@SKMorefield) May 14, 2022
The AP reports the disinformation board’s director, Nina Jankowicz has resigned.
BREAKING: DHS will pause disinformation board sharply criticized by Republicans; board’s director will resign. – AP
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 18, 2022
In her resignation letter that the board’s future was “uncertain,” according to her letter, obtained by The Associated Press.
Federal and state agencies treat disinformation as a national security threat. But the new board was hampered from the start by questions about its purpose and an uneven rollout that further confused its mission. The phrase “Ministry of Truth” — a reference to George Orwell’s “1984” — has repeatedly trended online in discussions about the board.
DHS also faced the prospect of a lawsuit. Twenty Republican attorneys general, led by Jason Miyares of Virginia, threatened Mayorkas with legal action “unless you turn back now and disband this Orwellian Disinformation Governance Board immediately,” Miyares said in a statement.
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