Mon Aug 29, 2022 – 8:34 pm EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — The Biden administration last week finally shut down its Orwellian “Disinformation Governance Board” (DGB) after overwhelming backlash.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was closing up the DGB on Wednesday, just four months after the board’s launch in April. The board was supposed to combat alleged “misinformation” on issues impacting homeland security, ranging from Russia to illegal immigration.
BREAKING: Biden administration officially terminates Disinformation Governance Boardhttps://t.co/JyUImSpmOs
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) August 25, 2022
The DGB had drawn widespread criticism from conservatives immediately after its inception, with many comparing it with the totalitarian “Ministry of Truth” described in George Orwell’s 1949 science fiction novel “1984.”
In response to the criticism, the DHS opted to pause the board pending a review by the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC).
After conducting its review, the HSAC decided the board should be shuttered.
READ: Biden admin ‘pauses’ disinformation board following widespread public backlash
“In accordance with the HSAC’s prior recommendation, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas has terminated the Disinformation Governance Board and rescinded its charter effective today, August 24, 2022,” the DHS said in
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