Head of Shuttered DHS Disinfo Agency Says She Got Death Threats Amid Right-Wing Campaign
Nina Jankowicz was targeted in online harassment attacking an initiative that would have fought disinformation.
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Trump’s Bogus DHS Chief Changed Intel on Russia That ‘Hurt’ Him: Report
One official said Chad Wolf asked him to focus more on China and Iran.
‘Special Paper,’ ‘Watermarked Ballots’ Conspiracy Theory Spreads on Social Media
As election workers continued to count votes, yet another baseless conspiracy theory — this one about “watermarked ballots” and election fraud — appeared and was circulated by the usual grifters and disinformation purveyors.
Are Uniformed Private Contractors Patrolling Portland and Snatching Protesters?
Escalating tensions and questions about individuals in military uniforms led to a Facebook rumor that Blackwater private contractors were in Portland, Oregon.
Was This Photograph Taken at a Protest in Portland?
A South Carolina journalist’s work was recirculated online without the necessary context.
Is the DHS ‘Walls Work’ Memo Real?
On December 12, 2018, a purported Department of Homeland Security memo about the proposed border wall began circulating on social media. Titled “Walls Work,” its original wording was widely described widely as “bizarre” due in part to its unusual, labored syntax. Visiting direct links to the memo led to a page that read in part: WE …
Were 72 DHS Employees Found on Terrorist Watch Lists?
A Democratic lawmaker’s statement in a radio interview conflated two agencies.
Did DHS Warn Law Enforcement of a Rise in Extremist Activity?
The findings of a 2009 report mocked by right-wing media have since been proven to be entirely correct.