Category: disinformation governance board

Jim Jordan Subpoenas Former ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ Head, Nina Jankowicz

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has subpoenaed Nina Jankowicz, who briefly served as the Biden administration’s “disinformation czar.” In a letter to Jankowicz accompanying her subpoena dated March 6 (pdf), Jordan explained that the committee is conducting oversight of the now-defunct Disinformation Governance Board, including its creation and activities. Department of Homeland Security…


Capitol Report (Aug. 25): Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Home Swatted Again; DHS Disinformation Board Ended

A federal judge has ordered the Trump raid affidavit to be unsealed with redactions. It comes right after the Justice Department makes a move to suggest portions be blacked out. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been a victim of swatting two nights in a row. She says that her life has been put in danger,…


DHS Terminates Disinformation Governance Board, Months After ‘Pause’

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Aug. 24 announced it has officially put an end to the controversial Disinformation Governance Board, months after the newly-created board was paused amid widespread concern that it would be weaponized against dissenting voices and become a tool for government censorship. The department announced that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…


DHS Shuts Down Disinformation Governance Board, Months After Pause

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Aug. 24 said it has officially ended its controversial Disinformation Governance Board, months after the newly created entity was paused amid widespread concern that it would be weaponized against dissenting voices and become a tool for government censorship. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “has terminated the Disinformation Governance Board…


Biden’s Homeland Secretary Lied About Disinformation Board: Whistleblower Documents

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas misled Congress when he testified under oath in May that the Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) “had not yet begun its work,” two Republican senators claim. In fact—according to documents obtained from a DHS whistleblower by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)—planning, decision-making and concrete work…


GOP Lawmakers Demand DHS Release Disinformation Board Documents

A group of Republican lawmakers has written a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding the immediate release all relevant documents related to the currently paused Disinformation Governance Board. The letter, sent on May 23, was signed by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) nd five other senators. Mayorkas had “promised under…


Clinton Supporter Who Led Disinformation Board Until Resignation Says She Wasn’t a Partisan Actor

The woman who led the Biden administration’s Disinformation Governance Board until resigning this week is claiming she was going about her job in a nonpartisan way despite previously declaring publicly her support for Democrat Hillary Clinton. “To say that I’m just a partisan actor was wildly out of context,” the woman, Nina Jankowicz, said on MSNBC…


Michael Chertoff, Tapped for Biden’s ‘Disinformation Board,’ Spread Disinfo About Hunter Biden Laptop

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announcement that its newly formed Disinformation Governance Board would be reviewed by two individuals has raised eyebrows, as one member has a history of pushing disinformation himself. To help instill “trust in our work,” the DHS has asked former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick and former DHS Secretary…


Michael Chertoff, Tapped for Biden’s ‘Disinformation Board,’ Dismissed Hunter Biden Laptop Story

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announcement that its newly formed Disinformation Governance Board would be reviewed by two individuals has raised eyebrows, as one member has a history of pushing misinformation himself. To help instill “trust in our work,” the DHS has asked former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick and former DHS Secretary…