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May 18 2022
Analysis
Biden puts disinfo ‘Mary Poppins’ on ice, scraps Orwellian DHS board
They couldn’t handle the truth.
The Biden administration has “paused” its controversial plans to create a Disinformation Board, causing its would-be leader to resign.
In a statement Wednesday, Nina Jankowicz, the “disinformation expert” tapped to head the panel, said that “[w]ith the Board’s work paused and its future uncertain, and [sic] I have decided to leave DHS [the
New York Post (News)Apr 29 2022
Analysis
WH pick for Big Brother-like disinformation board spread lie about Hunter Biden laptop
Guess it takes one to know one?
President Biden’s pick to lead his Department of Homeland Security’s Big Brother-like Disinformation Governance Board has her own history of posting disinformation online.
Nina Jankowicz, who was a disinformation fellow at the Wilson Center, has repeatedly cast doubt on The Post’s reporting about Hunter Biden’s laptop.
During a series of
New York Post (News)May 18 2022
Analysis
How the Biden administration let right-wing attacks derail its disinformation efforts
On the morning of April 27, the Department of Homeland Security announced the creation of the first Disinformation Governance Board with the stated goal to “coordinate countering misinformation related to homeland security.” The Biden administration tapped Nina Jankowicz, a well-known figure in the field of fighting disinformation and extremism, as the board’s executive director.
Washington PostNov 01 2022
Analysis
DHS Still Policing Disinformation Despite Dissolving Disinformation Governance Board
Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) created an internal board dedicated to combating misinformation and disinformation. Despite scrapping it after facing criticism, new reporting indicates that the agency is still pursuing the constitutionally dubious project.
The DHS announced the Disinformation Governance Board in April specifically to address Russian
ReasonNov 20 2023
News
‘A careful scalpel’: Appeals court signals it will cut back on Trump’s federal gag order
“He has to speak ‘Miss Manners’ while everyone else is throwing targets at him?” Millett said skeptically during a two-hour oral argument at the federal courthouse in Washington. “It would be really hard in a debate, when everyone else is going at you full bore. Your attorneys would have to have scripted little things you can say.” “It’s not how I want my children to speak,” Millett added of
PoliticoApr 29 2022
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Tweets from 'disinformation czar' reveal history of dubious claims on COVID, Hunter Biden and Russia
The Department of Homeland Security has formed a new Disinformation Governance Board ahead of the 2022 midterms in order to counter online "misinformation" related to COVID-19, elections and migrant smuggling.
President Biden’s pick to head the board, Nina Jankowicz, has already ruffled some feathers after it was discovered that the Wilson Center global fellow and author had previously
Fox News (Online News)Nov 07 2023
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Gun Bans for Domestic Abusers Face a Test at the Supreme Court : Consider This from NPR
Gun Bans for Domestic Abusers Face a Test at the Supreme Court At the Supreme Court on Tuesday, justices seemed inclined to uphold a federal law that bans anyone covered by a domestic violence court order from having a gun. But if they do that, the decision will likely be a narrow one, leaving many questions about the future of gun regulations unanswered. NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina
NPR Fact CheckMay 18 2022
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DHS to pause work of disinformation board
The Department of Homeland Security will pause the work of a controversial board to coordinate efforts to battle disinformation, saying that while its work was “grossly and intentionally mischaracterized” the “false attacks have become a significant distraction.”
Its leader, disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz, will also resign from the department.
Designed as a way to
The HillNov 08 2023
News
Philadelphia City Council Makes History - Philadelphia Gay News
It was an historic night in Philadelphia Tuesday: Voters elected the city’s 100th mayor and first woman, Cherelle Parker, and voters also remade City Council to look more like Philadelphia. When Rue Landau and Nina Ahmad are sworn in come January, Landau will become the first openly LGBTQ+ member of City Council, and Ahmad will become the first South Asian member and the first immigrant in
Philadelphia Gay NewsOct 25 2023
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AMBER Alert: Des Moines Police seek help finding abducted girl
An AMBER Alert was issued Wednesday evening and Des Moines Police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding an abducted girl. An AMBER Alert was issued Wednesday evening and Des Moines Police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding an abducted girl. According to a social media post from the Des Moines Police, 14-year-old Nina Williams was last seen at approx. 3:30 pm. They
Cedar Rapids Gazette