Disinformation Governance Board

Disinformation Governance Board
Board overview
FormedMarch 2, 2022 (2022-03-02)
DissolvedAugust 24, 2022 (2022-08-24)
JurisdictionUnited States
HeadquartersDHS Nebraska Avenue Complex, Washington, D.C.
Parent departmentDepartment of Homeland Security
Websitedhs.gov/publication/disinformation-governance-board

The Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) was an advisory board of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), established and disbanded in 2022. The board's stated function was to protect national security by disseminating guidance to DHS agencies on combating misinformation, malinformation, and disinformation that threatens the security of the homeland. Specific problem areas mentioned by the DHS included false information propagated by human smugglers encouraging migrants to surge to the Mexico–United States border, as well as Russian-state disinformation on election interference and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Following what the Associated Press called a "bungled rollout" and criticism from Republican lawmakers of what they saw as the board's threat to freedom of speech, the board and its working groups were "paused" pending review, and the board's head Nina Jankowicz resigned in May 2022. In August 2022, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas disbanded the board.

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