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2 May, 2022 03:16
US government defends 'Ministry of Truth'
Homeland Security chief says the task force is the exact opposite of George Orwell’s infamous brainchild
The newly unveiled ‘Disinformation Governance Board’, operating within the US Department of Homeland Security, has triggered a massive pushback, forcing DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas to make several appearances on national TV in an attempt to clarify how the unit will operate.
Many critics, including top Republicans, have blasted the initiative as a crackdown on free speech, akin to a ‘Ministry of Truth’ taken from the pages of George Orwell’s dystopian novel ‘1984’.
Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, Mayorkas dismissed the criticism by claiming that thought policing is “precisely the opposite of what this small working group within the Department of Homeland Security will do.”
“What it will do is gather together best practices in addressing the threat of disinformation from foreign state adversaries from the cartels and disseminate those best practices to the operators that have been executing in addressing this threat for years,” he explained, after CNN’s Dana Bash said it was still not clear “how this governance board will act.”
Bash presses Mayorkas about '1984' comparisons to disinformation board
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The DHS chief also repeatedly reassured Americans that the unit has absolutely no intention, “operational authority,” or “capability” to spy on US citizens.
The new body is headed by Nina Jankowicz, whose resume includes working with the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry and overseeing the Russia and Belarus programs at the National Democratic Institute lobby group. Detractors also scrutinized her for dismissing the New York Post’s suppressed Hunter Biden laptop story as a fake “Russian influence op,” only for it to be later verified by major media outlets.
In a separate appearance on Fox News Sunday, Mayorkas defended the qualifications and objectivity of Jankowicz, calling her “eminently qualified” and a “renowned expert in the field of disinformation.”
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki also attempted to play down the ‘anti-disinformation’ initiative as an alleged “continuation of work that began at the Department of Homeland Security in 2020, under former President Trump.”
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The new censorship push was announced on Wednesday, just two days after billionaire Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for $44 billion and vowed to restore freedom of speech on the platform.
Responding to news of Musk’s Twitter takeover, Jankowicz said, “I shudder to think about if free speech absolutists were taking over more platforms, what that would look like for the marginalized communities, which are already shouldering disproportionate amounts of this abuse.”
US government defends 'Ministry of Truth'
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APRIL 17, 202011:47 PMUPDATED 2 YEARS AGO
False claim: A November 2019 job posting indicates the CDC knew of or planned the COVID-19 outbreak
By Reuters Staff
4 MIN READ
Users on social media are claiming that the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was aware a COVID-19 outbreak would happen in late 2019, insinuating the outbreak must have been planned or programmed by the federal agency. The posts show a screenshot of a CDC job posting for a “Public Health Advisor (Quarantine Program)” made in November 15, 2020. Examples can be seen on Facebook, ( here , here , here , here ), Instagram ( here , here ) and Twitter ( here , here ).
Posts read: “This was a planned virus, don’t play yourself” and “You don’t believe this was planned? Why did the CDC need people for quarantine programs all over the United States right before this came out”.
While the posts reference an authentic CDC job posting (still visible archive.ph/ZwZA3 ), the claim that the CDC knew in advance that a COVID-19 pandemic would strike is false. The CDC confirmed to Reuters the job posting is part of its regular hiring process. The role of Public Health Service Officer in quarantine stations has existed for at least a century.
“This particular job posting was to fill vacancies at our quarantine stations, which is part of a regular hiring process when positions are vacant,” a CDC spokesperson told Reuters.
The CDC explained that these quarantine stations, located at 20 ports of entry and land-border crossings where international travelers arrive ( here ), are part of a system intended to limit the introduction and spread of infectious diseases in the United States.
“[Quarantine stations] are staffed with quarantine medical and public health officers from CDC. These health officers decide whether ill persons can enter the United States and what measures should be taken to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.”
For centuries, quarantine stations have been part of a national mechanism to protect against imported diseases. A video by the CDC ( youtu.be/3Tt9-Tvoz5w?t=71 ) mentions the first quarantine station in the U.S. was built in 1793 during the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. A photo provided by the National Library of Medicine ( here ) shows U.S. Public Health Service Officers performing quarantine station duties around 1912.
VERDICT
False: Public Health Advisors are part of the CDC’s regular hiring process; this job ad does not mean the CDC knew of the COVID-19 outbreak in advance
This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. Read more about our fact checking work here .
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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APRIL 17, 202011:47 PMUPDATED 2 YEARS AGO
False claim: A November 2019 job posting indicates the CDC knew of or planned the COVID-19 outbreak
By Reuters Staff
4 MIN READ
Users on social media are claiming that the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was aware a COVID-19 outbreak would happen in late 2019, insinuating the outbreak must have been planned or programmed by the federal agency. The posts show a screenshot of a CDC job posting for a “Public Health Advisor (Quarantine Program)” made in November 15, 2020. Examples can be seen on Facebook, ( here , here , here , here ), Instagram ( here , here ) and Twitter ( here , here ).
Posts read: “This was a planned virus, don’t play yourself” and “You don’t believe this was planned? Why did the CDC need people for quarantine programs all over the United States right before this came out”.
While the posts reference an authentic CDC job posting (still visible archive.ph/ZwZA3 ), the claim that the CDC knew in advance that a COVID-19 pandemic would strike is false. The CDC confirmed to Reuters the job posting is part of its regular hiring process. The role of Public Health Service Officer in quarantine stations has existed for at least a century.
“This particular job posting was to fill vacancies at our quarantine stations, which is part of a regular hiring process when positions are vacant,” a CDC spokesperson told Reuters.
The CDC explained that these quarantine stations, located at 20 ports of entry and land-border crossings where international travelers arrive ( here ), are part of a system intended to limit the introduction and spread of infectious diseases in the United States.
“[Quarantine stations] are staffed with quarantine medical and public health officers from CDC. These health officers decide whether ill persons can enter the United States and what measures should be taken to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.”
For centuries, quarantine stations have been part of a national mechanism to protect against imported diseases. A video by the CDC ( youtu.be/3Tt9-Tvoz5w?t=71 ) mentions the first quarantine station in the U.S. was built in 1793 during the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. A photo provided by the National Library of Medicine ( here ) shows U.S. Public Health Service Officers performing quarantine station duties around 1912.
VERDICT
False: Public Health Advisors are part of the CDC’s regular hiring process; this job ad does not mean the CDC knew of the COVID-19 outbreak in advance
This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. Read more about our fact checking work here .
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.