After three short weeks, the Department of Homeland Security recently “paused” the operations of its “Disinformation Governance Board.” Its head, Nina Jankowicz, resigned virtually simultaneously from DHS, all but sealing the Board’s fate.
Good riddance.
The federal government routinely establishes boards and advisory groups of all kinds. Few people pay attention to them. But DHS’s Disinformation Governance Board was different. Over its short lifespan, the Board was the focus of significant public discourse, including countless editorials, TV news segments, and considerable congressional harrumphing.
Rightly so.
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