DHS disinformation board’s work, plans remain a mystery

By AMANDA SEITZ and NOMAAN MERCHANT
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A newly formed Disinformation Governance Board remains shrouded in secrecy a week after the Biden administration’s announcement of the new effort was met with widespread criticism. The Department of Homeland Security has released few details on how the board will work and what power it will have. Republican lawmakers on Wednesday stepped up calls for the group to be disbanded and civil liberties advocates question whether the board will violate Americans’ free speech rights. The board’s bungled rollout could hurt existing efforts to identify and stop foreign disinformation campaigns from Russia, China and other adversaries, which have long been considered a national security threat by both Republican and Democratic administrations.