Posted on 05/01/2022 9:27:01 AM PDT by algore
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday pledged the White House's new Disinformation Governance Board will not be used to monitor American citizens, despite mounting Republican concerns that it will be a tool for censorship and surveillance.
'There are people in the department who have a diverse range of views, and they’re incredibly dedicated to the mission,' he said when pledging the board will not step on free speech.
Mayorkas also defended the board's new head Nina Jankowicz, a Russian disinformation expert who previously advised the Ukrainian government, from a slew of Republican accusations of hyperpartisanship.
He lauded her as 'eminently qualified' and a 'renowned expert in the field of disinformation.'
Republicans like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have compared it to the 'Ministry of Truth' in George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984, claiming it's being done to silence right-wing voices.
'It's clear I mean, those criticisms are precisely the opposite of what this small working group within the Department of Homeland Security will do,'
However, he acknowledged that the Biden administration 'probably could have done a better job of communicating what it does and does not do.'
'The fact is that disinformation that creates a threat to the security of the homeland is our responsibility to address, and this department has been addressing it for years.'
(DHS) announced last week that it was creating the board in a bid to crack down on disinformation coming from Russia as well as disinformation spread by human smugglers to encourage migrants to attempt to cross the southern border.
'The board -- this working group, internal working group -- will draw from best practices and communicate those best practices to the operators, because the board does not have operational authority.'
The Biden official gave a firm 'no' when asked whether Americans will be monitored.
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I certainly feel better now. 😕
Fact check: FALSE.
That’s what Hitler said. He liked little kids also.
The FBI and CIA already spies on Americans.
Ministry of Truth just takes the info
That the first piece of disinformation that the Ministry of Truth has told us. More to come with every utterance.
No one sees themselves as the villain. Especially the villains.
It’s another cog in the social credit systems they’re building.
A firm no.
Well that settles it then.
Because Jankowicz was just kidding around in all those videos and recordings.
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They will not spy on citizens?
Funny FBI Math Concludes ‘Fewer Than’ 3,394,053 “Warrantless Searches” On Americans’ Electronic Data Last Year
https://www.redvoicemedia.com/2022/04/funny-fbi-math-concludes-fewer-than-3394053-warrantless-searches-on-americans-electronic-data-last-year/
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Marxists, Maoists, Stalinists, Leninists and even a few Fabian socialists, but they will likely be shot as foot draggers.
he said when pledging the board will not step on free speech.
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--for ever." - George Orwell, 1984.
The free speech will only get stepped on if the words are coming out of your mouth when it gets stepped on.
They always claim to be doing the opposite of what they do, or accuse the other side of being guilty or their crimes.
So predictable.
LOL. I glad to see that others are recognizing the EXACT EQUIVALENCE of the Disinformation Board and Orwell’s Ministry of Truth
Ooooooooh. Ok then.
So, the idea that minitruth would tell lies and stifle free speech is misinformation, says minitruth.
Ok then. See? It’s already working.
So what’s the reason then to create this bit of Marxism? They lie and are destroying America. We will never return from this.
What self-respecting Disinformation Board doesn’t, by definition, spew disinformation?
“A firm no.”
Yes, hard no. Minitruth says any speech or thought otherwise is misinformation.
There’s really nothing to be worried about, it’s not called minilie is it? If it were called that, we might me in trouble.
Yes, and Biden never discussed business with Hunter
The border is secure
Inflation is transitory
The IRS does not leak tax returns
The IRS did not block conservative groups
The FBI does not falsify warrants
Need I go on?
Sounds like Joe is about to sign an Executive Order stating that anyone born before his signature is completed on this EO is not a citizen of thee USA.
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