{"id":449446,"date":"2022-05-18T18:58:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-admin-pauses-disinformation-governance-board-report\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T18:58:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:58:13","slug":"biden-admin-pauses-disinformation-governance-board-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-admin-pauses-disinformation-governance-board-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden admin &#8216;pauses&#8217; Disinformation Governance Board: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28757f92c56\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28757f92c56\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-admin-pauses-disinformation-governance-board-report\/#%E2%80%9CBiden_admin_%E2%80%98pauses_Disinformation_Governance_Board_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Biden admin &#8216;pauses&#8217; Disinformation Governance Board: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBiden_admin_%E2%80%98pauses_Disinformation_Governance_Board_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Biden admin &#8216;pauses&#8217; Disinformation Governance Board: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>They couldn\u2019t handle the truth.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has \u201cpaused\u201d its controversial plans to create a Disinformation Board, causing its would-be leader to resign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dnvolz\/status\/1526960062194925575\">In a statement Wednesday,<\/a> Nina Jankowicz, the \u201cdisinformation expert\u201d t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed to head the panel, said that \u201c[w]ith the Board\u2019s work paused and its future uncertain, and [sic] I have decided to leave DHS [the Department of Homeland Security] to return\u00a0to my work in the public sphere.\u201d Jankowicz\u2019s\u00a0departure and the decision to scrap the board was first reported by the Washington Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0board had been the subject of\u00a0weeks of backlash from Republicans, libertarians and even some liberals, who likened the scheme to the Ministry of Truth from George Orwell\u2019s classic novel \u201c1984.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post reported that DHS had decided to stop the board\u2019s work on Monday and Jankowicz\u00a0had\u00a0drafted\u00a0a resignation letter\u00a0as of Tuesday morning.\u00a0The outlet added that she had been\u00a0given the option to stay on in a call with DHS officials\u00a0Tuesday\u00a0evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22315496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Nina Jankowicz is reportedly considering leaving the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Disinformation Governance Board. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">U.S.Embassy\/A.Slabihoud<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attempted to distance the West Wing from the disastrous initiative, insisting \u201cwe did not have involvement in this at all\u201d when asked if top officials had ordered the halt.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration had quietly announced the\u00a0creation of the board last month, saying it was meant to fight the\u00a0spread of \u201cdisinformation\u201d\u00a0 spread by agents of Russia, China and Iran that \u201ccan affect border security, Americans\u2019 safety during disasters, and public trust in our democratic institutions.\u201d Amid the backlash, DHS insisted that the board\u00a0\u201cdoes not have any operational authority or capability,\u201d and was meant to preserve rather than limit free speech.<\/p>\n<p>A DHS spokesperson\u00a0insisted\u00a0the Board was \u201cgrossly and intentionally\u00a0mischaracterized,\u201d telling The Post: \u201cIt was never about censorship or policing speech in any manner. It was designed to ensure we fulfill our mission to protect the homeland, while protecting core Constitutional rights. However, false attacks have become a significant distraction from the Department\u2019s vitally important work to combat disinformation that threatens the safety and security of the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-nypost-medium-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"322\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-03.jpg?w=322\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22315517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\"\/><figcaption>Critics likened the disinformation board, which was set to be led by Nina Jankowicz, to a \u201cministry of truth.\u201d <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>However,\u00a0Jankowicz\u2019s idea of standing up for\u00a0the First Amendment\u00a0included\u00a0letting \u201cverified\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> users \u201cedit\u201d other users\u2019 tweets\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0blue-checked chosen\u00a0think they\u2019re misleading.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jankowicz also repeatedly tried to spread doubt about The Post\u2019s own reporting about Hunter Biden\u2019s notorious laptop, telling the Associated Press in October 2020 that it should be viewed as \u201ca Trump campaign product.\u201d\u00a0In addition, Jankowicz\u00a0pushed the since-debunked claim\u00a0in 2016 that then-presidential candidate Donald Trump had a tie to Kremlin-linked Alfa-Bank, an allegation at the center of an ongoing trial of a Clinton campaign lawyer accused by special counsel John Durham of lying to the FBI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The misinformation maven was also ripped for a bizarre TikTok performance from February 2021 in which she altered the lyrics to the \u201cMary Poppins\u201d song \u201cSupercalifragilisticexpialidocious\u201d to be about fake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Joe Biden \" class=\"wp-image-22315530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Department of Homeland Security reportedly decided to shut down the board on Monday. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cInformation laundering is really quite ferocious. It\u2019s when a huckster takes some lies and makes them sound precocious, by saying them in Congress or a mainstream outlet, so disinformation\u2019s origins are slightly less atrocious,\u201d she sang in the cringeworthy video.<\/p>\n<p>In her good-bye statement, Jankowicz whined that \u201cmischaracterizations of the Board became a distraction from the Department\u2019s vital work, and indeed, along with recent events globally and nationally, embodies why it is necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI maintain my commitment to building awareness of disinformation\u2019s threats and trust the Department will do the same,\u201d she concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre echoed Jankowicz\u2019s assessment from the White House briefing room, decrying what she called\u00a0\u201cmischaracterizations from outside forces\u201d without specifying further.<\/p>\n<p>Critics\u00a0reacted with glee to the dismantling of the disinformation\u00a0board, with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) calling it a \u201cHuge win for Free Speech!\u201d Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee then tweeted: \u201cCNN+ lasted longer than Joe Biden\u2019s \u2018Disinformation Board,&#8217;\u201d a reference to the\u00a0short-lived streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Reps. John Katko of New York and Mike Turner of Ohio called the pause \u201cthe best decision,\u201d in a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/top-republicans-turner-katko-disinformation-board-pause-best-decision-biden-admin\">statement\u00a0<\/a>to Fox News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspension of the DHS Disinformation Governance Board is by far the best decision that\u2019s been made when it comes to this Orwellian entity. From its initially botched rollout, the \u2018Ministry of Truth\u2019 lacked a defined mission or even direction. It was clear it was a political tool to be wielded by the party in control,\u201d they said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.)\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeKellyPA\/status\/1526993774060048385\">called<\/a>\u00a0the move \u201cA win for free speech!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks on his attempts to terminate the Department of Homeland Security's Disinformation Governance Board on May 11, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22315666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/disinformation-governance-board-paused-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks on his attempts to terminate the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Disinformation Governance Board on May 11, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe dystopian \u201cDisinformation\u201d Governance Board had no place being created in the first place,\u201d Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMarkGreen\/status\/1527002908432138241\">tweeted<\/a>. This \u2018pause\u2019 should be forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) agreed, tweeting: \u201cDon\u2019t \u2018pause\u2019 the Disinformation Board. End it. Forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pulitzer-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald, a left-wing critic of the disinformation board, said on Twitter that its suspension was a \u201ccause of momentary celebration\u201d and slammed Jankowicz as an \u201cabsurd #Resistance cartoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another progressive commentator,\u00a0Aaron Mat\u00e9, objected to the Washington Post\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1526935486501101568\">framing of its story<\/a>, which said Jankowicz \u201ccame under online attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTranslated into actual journalism,\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aaronjmate\/status\/1526946031379808258\">he tweeted<\/a>, \u201c\u2018online attack\u2019 means pointing out that that the head of the \u2018Disinformation Governance Board\u2019 is a a partisan actor who has spread disinformation. And also that the government, a purveyor of disinformation, has no business policing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, DHS\u00a0Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has asked one of his predecessors,\u00a0Michael Chertoff, and former US Deputy Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Jamie Gorelick \u201cto lead a thorough review and assessment\u201d of the board by the bipartisan Homeland Security Advisory Council, the department spokesperson told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Secretary has requested the HSAC\u2019s final recommendations within 75 days. During the HSAC\u2019s review, the Board will not convene and its work will be paused, but the Department\u2019s critical work across several administrations to address disinformation that threatens the security of our country will continue,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe work doesn\u2019t stop,\u201d Jean-Pierre said at the White House. \u201cWe\u2019re still going to continue the work. DHS is still going to continue the work.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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