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White House says DHS disinformation board ‘never met,’ denies involvement in pause

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

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The White House denied Wednesday that it had a role in the pause of the Department of Homeland Security‘s Disinformation Governance Board and claimed that the board “never convened” amid “mischaracterizations from outside forces.”

“The board has never convened,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. “Yes, the board is pausing in the sense that it will not convene while former Secretary [Michael] Chertoff and former Deputy AG [Jamie] Gorelick do their assessment, but the department’s work across several administrations to address disinformation that threatens the security of our country is critical and that will indeed continue.”

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
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Jean-Pierre denied that the White House had any role in the pause of the process and insisted that “neither Nina Jankowicz, nor the board, have anything to do with the censorship or removing content from anywhere.”

Instead, Jean-Pierre said Jankowicz’s position on the board was to provide information on how to combat disinformation and reiterated that the board’s mission was “never about censorship, policing speech, or removing content from anywhere.”

“It’s function was to keep Homeland Security officials aware of how bad actors — including human smugglers, transnational criminal organization[s], and foreign adversaries — could use disinformation to advance their goals,” Jean-Pierre said.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre listens as National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks to reporters in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2022.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre listens as National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks to reporters in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2022.
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