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Mayorkas admits he ‘could have done a better job' explaining mission of ‘disinformation' board
2022-05-02
[FoxNews] DHS secretary says the board tackles 'disinformation that presents a security threat to the homeland'.
We’re the government, and we’re here to help.
Mayorkas announced that DHS created a Disinformation Governance Board to combat online disinformation during his testimony Wednesday before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.

"The goal is to bring the resources of [DHS] together to address this threat," he said during the hearing, adding that the department is focused on the spread of disinformation in minority communities ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
So not just totalitarian, but racist as well? Goody.
Mayorkas explained Sunday that the board specifically addresses "disinformation that presents a security threat to the homeland."

"Disinformation from Russia, from China, from Iran, from the cartels," he said.
Right. Either only minorities care about that stuff, or only minorities are stupid enough to not be able to distinguish fact from fiction on those subjects. Do you choose the devil, Secretary Mayorkas, or the deep blue sea?
"This is a working group that takes best practices to make sure that, in addressing disinformation that presents a threat to the homeland, our work does not infringe on free speech, does not infringe on civil rights, civil liberties," he continued. "It's not about speech, it's about the connectivity to violence. That is what we need to address. You know, an individual has the free speech right to spew anti-Semitic rhetoric. What they don't have the right to do is take hostages in a synagogue, and that's where we get involved."
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Mayorkas: 2022-05-01 Biden's New Ministry of Truth Is Already Expanding Its Scope
Mayorkas: 2022-05-01 Republicans blast Mayorkas for pushing 'absolutely shameful' narrative about 'domestic terrorism'
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Disinformation Governance Board: 2022-05-01 Biden's New Ministry of Truth Is Already Expanding Its Scope
Disinformation Governance Board: 2022-05-01 Republicans blast Mayorkas for pushing 'absolutely shameful' narrative about 'domestic terrorism'
Disinformation Governance Board: 2022-04-30 Psaki gives full-throated defense of Biden's new 'disinformation' czar, says she's an 'expert with extensive qualifications' and points out the board was set up under Trump: DeSantis leads backlash against Biden for trying to 'silence critics'
Posted by:Skidmark

#4  Res Ipsa Locutur. How can in not immediately break the 1st Amendment?
Posted by: magpie   2022-05-02 16:50  

#3  Mayorkas: Disinformation Board Won’t Infringe on Free Speech, Monitor Americans
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-05-02 11:24  

#2  Mayorkas on Jankowicz: She Is a ‘Tremendous Authority’ We ‘Are Very Fortunate to Have Her’
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-05-02 11:10  

#1  Cyber police: Over 10,000 terror incitement posts removed in April
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-05-02 11:03  

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