The immediate focus will be on misinformation from human smugglers, who spread falsehoods about border policy to migrants to help drum up business.
Highlights
- The Department of Homeland Security is setting up a Disinformation Governance Board to try to counter the spread of false information.
- The board will focus on misinformation coming from Russia as well as misleading messages about the U.S.-Mexico border.
- The immediate focus will be on misinformation from human smugglers, who spread false claims about border policy to migrants to help drum up business.
- Republicans have expressed objections to the board’s creation, including Ohio Senator Rob Portman, a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, who is the chair of the committee.
- The White House says the board will tackle misinformation on a range of issues, and part of its intention is to counter misinformation in Hispanic communities especially.