{"id":574117,"date":"2023-05-12T00:57:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T21:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-head-of-dhs-disinformation-office-sues-fox-news\/"},"modified":"2023-05-12T00:57:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T21:57:36","slug":"ex-head-of-dhs-disinformation-office-sues-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-head-of-dhs-disinformation-office-sues-fox-news\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-head of DHS disinformation office sues Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jankowicznina_03232023getty.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The head of the short-lived Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disinformation board has launched a defamation suit against Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>, alleging the network published false reports about her that endangered her life.<\/p>\n<p>Nina Jankowicz was 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 lead DHS\u2019s Disinformation Governance Board, and though the board never held a meeting, it was heavily criticized by the GOP and was regularly covered by Fox News.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The purpose of the board was to coordinate disinformation efforts at DHS across topics ranging from migration to addressing plots from Russia and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee dubbed it the \u201cMinistry of Truth\u201d in a nod to George Orwell\u2019s novel \u201c1984\u201d and couched disinformation as \u201cany speech we don\u2019t like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News mentioned Jankowicz and her role leading the board more than 300 times in its resulting coverage, with hosts and commentators asserting she planned to censor speech with nicknames like \u201cdisinfo overlord,\u201d \u201cdisinformation czaress,\u201d and \u201cminister of truth.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFox\u2019s employee hosts and commentators derided and lied about Jankowicz on repeat \u2014 and continue to do so even today. Several of these falsehoods stand out as especially destructive \u2014 and directly contrary to available, verifiable evidence,\u201d according to the suit filed Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>It adds that Fox falsely claimed Jankowicz \u201cintended to censor Americans\u2019 speech\u201d and that she \u201cwanted to give verified <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> users, including herself, the power to edit others\u2019 tweets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jankowicz resigned from government shortly after taking the role when DHS decided to \u201cpause\u201d the work of the board following backlash.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWith the Board\u2019s work paused and its future uncertain, and I have decided to leave DHS to return to my work in the public sphere. It is deeply disappointing that mischaracterizations 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,\u201d she wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p>But Jankowicz has remained a lightning rod for GOP leadership, including the House Judiciary Committee, which issued a\u00a0subpoena to her in March\u00a0to discuss the swiftly disbanded board.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Jankowicz was in the midst of fundraising to sue Fox News over the way the board was covered by the outlet, claiming it made \u201cscaremongering statements about my role, my views, and my personal life over the next nine months.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In a GoFundMe post, Jankowicz said misinformation about her role began as soon as her April hiring \u201ceven though the Board had nothing to do with arbitrating or restricting speech.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The defamation suit against Fox News follows an agreement by the outlet to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million in order to avoid going to trial in another defamation suit.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Jankowicz\u2019s suit alleged the outlet appeared to personally target her given that the coverage extended well past her resignation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFox\u2019s defamatory coverage has caused Jankowicz and her family immense suffering. Jankowicz has been doxed, threatened, harassed relentlessly, and even cyberstalked,\u201d the suit says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFox enfolded these lies in ugly language that could have no other purpose than to denigrate Jankowicz\u2019s character and professional reputation, particularly since they continued long after Jankowicz\u2019s resignation from government.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/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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