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Homeland Security puts staff involved in 'disinformation' board on administrative leave, review coming
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The Department of Homeland Security put a number of CISA employees on administrative leave while reviewing “mis-, dis-, and malinformation" efforts enacted during Biden administration.
"The agency is undertaking an evaluation of how it has executed its election security mission with a particular focus on any work related to mis-, dis-, and malinformation," according to the statement. Alexandra Koch is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Prior to joining Fox News, Alexandra covered breaking news, crime, religion, and the military in the southeast.
As first reported by Fox News Digital, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified in April 2022 that the Department of Homeland Security was creating a "Disinformation Governance Board" to combat misinformation ahead of the 2022 midterm election.
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