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Biden administration creates Disinformation Governance Board

Supporters say it will fend off Russian disinformation efforts. Critics call it "dystopian" and a threat to free speech in the United States.

Stephen Adams

AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File

Published: 12:18 PM EDT April 29, 2022
Updated: 1:30 PM EDT April 29, 2022

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced the formation of a Disinformation Governance Board that the federal government claims will fight disinformation.

It's part of a larger DHS effort to blunt Russian disinformation campaigns, but it would go further than that. It's also raising questions.

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