{"id":1509974,"date":"2022-06-09T18:19:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T22:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1509974"},"modified":"2022-06-09T18:20:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T22:20:28","slug":"letter-to-dhs-secretary-highlights-new-term-from-biden-administrations-ministry-of-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/letter-to-dhs-secretary-highlights-new-term-from-biden-administrations-ministry-of-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter To DHS Secretary Highlights New Term From Biden Administration\u2019s \u2018Ministry Of Truth\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium 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style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Republican letter to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/department-of-homeland-security\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> highlights a term apparently used by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\">President Joe Biden<\/a>\u2018s administration in its proposed discussions of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/disinformation-governance-board\">Disinformation Governance Board<\/a>, jokingly dubbed by conservatives \u201cThe Ministry of Truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans Senators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/charles-grassley\">Chuck Grassley<\/a> of Iowa and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/josh-hawley\">Josh Hawley<\/a> of Missouri <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/grassley_hawley_to_deptofhomelandsecuritydisinformationgovernanceboard.pdf\">called on DHS<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday to \u201cprovide additional clarity regarding its policies and procedures for identifying (mis-, dis- or mal-information), as well as its efforts to \u2018operationalize\u2019 public-private partnerships and the steps it is taking to ensure it does not infringe on the constitutional rights of American citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The term \u201cmalinformation,\u201d according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/mdm\">refers to information<\/a> \u201cbased on fact, but used out of context to mislead, harm, or manipulate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment or provide an example of malinformation to The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks to a patriotic whistleblower, we now know the Biden DHS was planning to coordinate with Big Tech to track Americans\u2019 speech with its unconstitutional Disinformation Board <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3GUU066SMC\">pic.twitter.com\/3GUU066SMC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1534929455227060226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a whistleblower came forward with documents about the proposed Disinformation Governance Board, the Republican senators are asking DHS to explain how it planned to coordinate with social media companies in classifying content as being threatening to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The Republicans warned that they have obtained internal DHS records showing that \u201cDGB was designed to exert a powerful influence over the government\u2019s efforts to crack down on disinformation in areas where there are \u2018clear, objective facts\u2019\u201d \u2014 and that DHS was not just focused on foreign disinformation, but also COVID vaccines, masks, elections, and other domestic issues.<\/p>\n<p>The Disinformation Governance Board first was publicly announced by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in April shortly after Elon Musk announced he had brokered a deal to purchase Twitter, sparking liberal concerns that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/msnbc-host-now-complains-elections-could-be-swayed-through-twitter-censorship\">elections could be swayed<\/a> through Twitter\u2019s targeting of political parties or candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">After massive backlash, DHS announced that it had paused the board in May and President Joe Biden\u2019s pick to lead the body, disinformation expert\u00a0Nina Jankowicz, additionally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bidens-disinformation-chief-resigns-after-homeland-security-puts-board-on-hold\">announced her resignation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican letter to the Department of Homeland Security highlights a term apparently used by President Joe Biden\u2018s administration in its proposed discussions of a\u00a0Disinformation Governance Board, jokingly dubbed by conservatives \u201cThe Ministry of Truth.\u201d Republicans Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Josh Hawley of Missouri called on DHS\u00a0on Tuesday to \u201cprovide additional clarity regarding 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