{"id":1479534,"date":"2022-05-18T12:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T16:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1479534"},"modified":"2022-05-18T14:13:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:13:15","slug":"disinformation-czar-resigns-board-on-pause-following-criticism-she-spread-disinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disinformation-czar-resigns-board-on-pause-following-criticism-she-spread-disinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Disinformation Czar Resigns, Board On \u2018Pause\u2019 Following Criticism She Spread Disinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdisinformation-czar-resigns-board-on-pause-following-criticism-she-spread-disinformation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1479534&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security put a \u201cpause\u201d Monday on its disinformation board after the truth czar, who resigned Wednesday, came under fire for spreading disinformation herself, The Washington Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>DHS shut the board down Monday and Nina Jankowicz, who was tapped to lead the department, drafted a resignation letter Tuesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/05\/18\/disinformation-board-dhs-nina-jankowicz\/?utm_source=alert&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&#038;location=alert&#038;wpmk=1&#038;wpisrc=al_news__alert-tech--alert-national&#038;pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNTk4MzMzN2RhZTdlOGE2ODE2MDQzZjFjIiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vdGVjaG5vbG9neS8yMDIyLzA1LzE4L2Rpc2luZm9ybWF0aW9uLWJvYXJkLWRocy1uaW5hLWphbmtvd2ljei8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1hbGVydCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13cF9uZXdzX2FsZXJ0X3JldmVyZSZsb2NhdGlvbj1hbGVydCZ3cG1rPTEmd3Bpc3JjPWFsX25ld3NfX2FsZXJ0LXRlY2gtLWFsZXJ0LW5hdGlvbmFsIn0.n7WIDWca8CegikAuIVWtANgNQWuYmluVSqX7xMu2rjA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a>. Jankowicz was reportedly pulled into a meeting late Tuesday night, however, with officials giving her the chance to stay on as the department determines whether to move forward with the highly polarized board. Jankowicz formally resigned Wednesday, according to The Washington Post\u2019s Taylor Lorenz.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE: Nina Jankowicz has officially resigned from Disinformation Governance Board and the DHS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rLi3FvUNMw\">https:\/\/t.co\/rLi3FvUNMw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z4hdwTBFIB\">https:\/\/t.co\/z4hdwTBFIB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaylorLorenz\/status\/1526953862271184897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The decision comes as Jankowicz faced extreme backlash for pushing disinformation. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/14\/bill-maher-rips-nina-jankowicz-disinfo-governance-board-these-are-not-bright-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018These Are Not Bright People\u2019: Bill Maher Rips Nina Jankowicz, \u2018Disinfo Governance Board\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/27\/biden-official-nina-jankowicz-hunter-biden-laptop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jankowicz<\/a> attempted to discredit the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/10\/he-is-allowed-bidens-new-minister-of-truth-defended-hunters-burisma-gig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hunter Biden<\/a> laptop story as a \u201cTrump campaign product\u201d while speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-10-15\/why-twitter-blocked-a-new-york-post-story-about-hunter-biden\/12770732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC News<\/a> in 2020. During the second presidential debate, Jankowicz <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wiczipedia\/status\/1319463138107031553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> that President Joe Biden cited \u201c50 former natsec officials and 5 former CIA heads that believe the laptop is a Russian influence op.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The laptop was authenticated by several outlets including the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Jankowicz also claimed the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/12\/09\/doj-watchdog-debunk-dossier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">now-discredited<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/02\/nina-jankowicz-peddled-disinformation-about-steele-dossier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steele Dossier<\/a>\u00a0was funded by Republicans in a 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wiczipedia\/status\/939157661022674948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/04\/16\/1093212502\/women-face-disproportionate-attacks-online-one-expert-shares-some-of-the-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">expressed<\/a> concern about <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/29\/discomforting-elon-musk-dhs-new-disinformation-governance-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elon Musk\u2019s<\/a> takeover of Twitter and what would happen if \u201cfree speech absolutists were taking over more platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/29\/famous-powerful-video-resurfaces-bidens-minister-truth-nina-jankowicz-singing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jankowicz<\/a> also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/05\/biden-admin-disinformation-czar-republicans-crt-to-profit-nina-jankowicz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in 2021 the GOP is made up of \u201cdisinformers\u201d who \u201chave seized on\u201d issues like Critical Race Theory to spread \u201cdisinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A DHS spokesperson defended <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/29\/desantis-biden-department-of-homeland-security-ministry-of-truth-disinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jankowicz<\/a> in a statement to The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNina Jankowicz has been subjected to unjustified and vile personal attacks and physical threats. In congressional hearings and in media interviews, the Secretary has repeatedly defended her as eminently qualified and underscored the importance of the Department\u2019s disinformation work, and he will continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/03\/mayorkas-congress-dhs-mayorkas-jankowicz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DHS<\/a> announced the creation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/04\/alejandro-mayorkas-unaware-nina-jankowicz-tiktok-videos-misinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disinformation Governance Board<\/a> in April to counter what it considers misinformation and disinformation, particularly disinformation coming from Russia and misleading rhetoric about the U.S.-Mexico border. DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas has fended off criticism of the board, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/02\/dana-bash-cnn-questions-alejandro-mayorkas-disinformation-governance-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying<\/a> the \u201cboard does not have any operational authority or capability.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Homeland Security put a \u201cpause\u201d Monday on its disinformation board after the truth czar, who resigned Wednesday, came under fire for spreading disinformation herself, The Washington Post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":1483567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1479534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1479534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1479534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1479534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1483567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1479534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1479534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1479534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}