Disinformation Governance Board or Ministry of Truth?

A little less than a year ago, I had written about the White House’s Dangerous War on Disinformation. Unfortunately, it’s time for a sequel.

You see, in an effort to combat disinformation, Biden’s administration has created a Disinformation Governance Board that’s to be headed by Nina Jankowicz under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security. Despite having “disinformation” in its name, which denotes intentional attempts to spread false information, the newly created Ministry of Truth—as it has come to be known by many on the Internet—will also tackle “misinformation.” Ranging from certain dossiers, laptops, and pandemic discourse, we’ve seen countless examples of how giving that role to Big Tech, let alone the government, has led to the suppression of certain narratives that have later proven true, and likewise, the spread of certain narratives that were later determined to be false.

Although I don’t believe in any forms of censorship when it comes to “misinformation” — w…