From Homeland Security Today:
DHS Standing Up Disinformation Governance Board Led by Information Warfare Expert
Board intended to “coordinate countering misinformation related to homeland security, focused specifically on irregular migration and Russia.” By Bridget Johnson
April 27, 2022A new board at the Department of Homeland Security will focus on countering misinformation and disinformation, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers today, with Wilson Center fellow Nina Jankowicz separately confirming that she would be executive director of the board.
… Nina Jankowicz, who studies the intersection
If you can’t trust an intersectionalist, who can you trust?
of democracy and technology in Central and Eastern Europe as a Wilson Center global fellow, has advised the Ukrainian government on strategic communications, and is the author of How To Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict, confirmed on Twitter that she would be executive director of the board.
“Honored to be serving in the Biden Administration @DHSgov and helping shape our counter-disinformation efforts,” Jankowicz tweeted, adding that “a HUGE focus of our work, and indeed, one of the key reasons the Board was established, is to maintain the Dept’s committment [sic] to protecting free speech, privacy, civil rights, & civil liberties.”
Okaaaaaay …